Show your WWII Soldiers Photographs

[Bulldog13]

 

No name known.

[patches]

A beautiful portrait in White Dress, an Unknown Army Dentist, circa 1938-41 only name given is Cecil, and that he was in WWII, don't know if it is his first or last name.

[bootsandbooks]

My father-in-law home on leave in Texas after service in 161st Infantry / 25th Division in the Philippines and Occupied Japan. He's wearing 6th Army FWS/SSI on the right shoulder.

 

In addition to the non-military pose note he is also wearing cowboy boots. Next assignment was 66th Tank Battalion / 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood.

 

[bootsandbooks]

My father in late 1942 on pass from Camp Bowie TX prior to deployment to Guadalcanal with XIV Corps. He was 22 years old and just promoted to Master Sergeant.

[Wailuna]

The seaman on the left is a Coast Guardsman (as shown by the Coast Guard shield on his lower right sleeve) and the man on the right is wearing the SeaBees patch on his left shoulder….don’t know if all three of these men are Coasties and/or SeeBees and/or mix-and-match (ca. 1944).

 

[seanmc1114]

A pen pal of my aunt's striking a very Hollywood pose - Mons, Belgium August 1945

[338thRCT]

A Photomatic Booth picture of Pvt. Elmer Alles Co. M, 301st Inf 94th Div at Camp McCain, Miss.

[78CARg]

This is my grand uncle Clarence E. Arterburn(68th Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th Armored Division)

 

and here are a few of my grandpa Delbert E. Arterburn(78th Coast Artillery Regiment, 7th Infantry Division)

 

I also found this one in grandpas album, but I have no Idea who the people are.

[firefighter]

Weird that soldier has a 4th Army as a combat patch when they never saw combat.

[bootsandbooks]

Weird that soldier has a 4th Army as a combat patch when they never saw combat.

 

Looks like the negative got flipped left to right. Note the way the shirt buttons overlap from the wrong side.

[patches]

Looks like the negative got flipped left to right. Note the way the shirt buttons overlap from the wrong side.

 

Yeah, bummer though, my first reaction was OH YEAH another uncommon combat patch being worn to repost in the Obscure and Uncommon Combat Patch topic up there in the patches forum. But there have been cases of these WWII stateside units being worn as combat patches, but in these case it will more appropriately catogorized as a fomer wartime service patch.

[seanmc1114]

Looks like the negative got flipped left to right. Note the way the shirt buttons overlap from the wrong side.

Here's the same image reversed which matches the one right above it. Also note the difference in the way the tie is tucked in the shirt between the two.

[firefighter]

Here's the same image reversed which matches the one right above it. Also note the difference in the way the tie is tucked in the shirt between the two.

 

 

I was think that was a possibility bur for got to mention it, duh!

[Salvage Sailor]

Picked this up for $1 at an Oahu swap meet several years ago.

 

US Signal Corps Photo "Aloha Patrick E. Shea Col HQ"

 

Enlisted Wisconsin 1910 2nd Lieutenant 1st Regiment, FA Batt. A Milwaukee (a 14 year old guardsman)

WWI - 6" Howitzers, 57th FA BDE, 32nd Division

Major - 1937

WWII - anyone have his service assignments? Obviously did some duty with the Hawaiian Division on Oahu.

Colonel Patrick E. Shea, Deputy Post Commander, Fort Lewis, Washington 1951

Buried Los Gatos Cemetery, San Jose, CA 1896 - 1984

[renfield]

I have so many great pictures I have bought over the years it is hard to choose just a few. I think this picture tells a great story. In the back ground there are posters showing the fields of fire for a B-17 and B-24 so I think he is with the 8th AAF. In the many books I have read they talk about how tired they would get after a mission. Could be he fell asleep awaiting the mission briefing, or after. Who knows? I can relate this picture to what I have read about my favorite subject.

[renfield]

I have a small picture album that belonged to this man, a Chinese American who served in a non-combat role with the 8th AAF. It is full of snapshots of his friends going about their day to day duties. I find it very interesting. In some they are doing what most guys do and have their picture taken as they menace each other with M-1 carbines. I love the 8th patch on his shoulder.

[renfield]

This is another one of those $1.00 pictures we find now and then. There is writing on the back that leads me to think he was KIA in Nov.1943. He was a navigator in either the 8th or 9th AAF. Notice the pinwheel patch. A man who is killed defending our country should be remembered.

[firefighter]

They look like Observer wings to me.And I agree anybody that served and especially killed in action should be honored.Nice picture.

[78CARg]

 

Here's the same image reversed which matches the one right above it. Also note the difference in the way the tie is tucked in the shirt between the two.

 

Wow, Thanks guys! I had no idea it was reversed. The man with the 4th Army patch is my grandfather. This is the only picture I have of him that a patch is visible. His combat patch would have been the 7th Infantry hour glass. but I have nothing to indicate he ever wore one. There was a 7th Infantry patch among his things, but I have no clue if it was ever sewn on anything. We actually still have the shirt in the photo.

 

There is no date on these photos. However he is listed in a roster I have dated August 1945. It's titled "11th Headquarters & Headquarter Detachment, Special Troops, Fourth Army, Camp Hood, Texas". He is listed with the 443rd Chemical Mortar Battalion. So these photos were most likely taken at Camp Hood.

[renfield]

Here are some unnamed 8th AAF pictures. There is a wide variety in uniforms and patch types.

[renfield]

I wonder what happened to the chicken????

[renfield]

That's about all for now. I wish I names to put with the faces.

[Wailuna]

...There is writing on the back that leads me to think he was KIA in Nov.1943. He was a navigator in either the 8th or 9th AAF...

These two look like the same man (can you confirm?):

 

 

The "Pinwheel" Air Force Combat Command patch was replaced by the iconic Army Air Forces SSI in March 1942, which was before 8th Air Force existed but some early units of VIII Bomber Command undoubtedly did wear the "Pinwheel" to England in early 1942 and a few stragglers probably continued wearing it until the 8th Air Force SSI came out in early 1943 and even later (as perhaps the Tech. Sgt. show below demonstrates in this undated picture posted earlier on this thread):

 

 

In any case, it looks like a name is written on the Lieutenant's "Pinwheel" picture. If you can read this name, you should be able to find information to confirm if he was KIA.

[BEAST]

I have so many great pictures I have bought over the years it is hard to choose just a few. I think this picture tells a great story. In the back ground there are posters showing the fields of fire for a B-17 and B-24 so I think he is with the 8th AAF. In the many books I have read they talk about how tired they would get after a mission. Could be he fell asleep awaiting the mission briefing, or after. Who knows? I can relate this picture to what I have read about my favorite subject.

 

 

What a great photo! That's one shot that I can relate to!

[renfield]

This picture is of Lt. Mario George. The man on the far left of the pic. His amazing personal photo album was taken apart and sold on Ebay. The seller made a ton of money. Many to the pictures sold for over $100.00 each. I saw 2 B-17 pics. sell for $140.00 each. I bought what I could and think I got some good shots. I like pics. of flight gear as much as the snap shots of the planes. This picture features both. The plane is named Jeannie after his wife. I like the way he is wearing his 1911 pistol. I can not make out what kind of jacket he is wearing. With the inscription on the back it really tells a story. Did any other forum get into the bidding for his items?