About 15 years ago a fellow collector and good friend of mine asked had his mother in law to paint this portrait. The original picture of the First Sergeant can be found in Bill Emerson's book Chevrons. She one many awards and the local county fair with this painting and I have always loved it. Well today I was able to acquire it and now it has a new home among my 1902 collection.

Absolutely stunning! That is a piece to cherish.

Very nice. Will ad some pizazz to the collection.

 

Terry

_{Beautiful piece!}

That is a beatiful portrait and what a fine piece to set off your collection! What a great idea, I need something like this for my 1SG chevron collection! Thanks for posting.

 

Joe

Wow, she did a great job!

I found his original picture on ebay recently. It is identified on the back as 1st Sergeant Amel Frey Company F 30th Infantry.

 

Amel Frey Was KIA in WW1 as a Captain 1st Division 26th infantry Regiment.

She did a fantastic job on the painting and the portrait is a great addition to it!