Warportraits - Portraits of war

[Dixon Cannon]

Now tell me...

Is this our own Adolf Galland, or what?!!!

-dixon cannon

 

[Twitch]

Here is Erich Topp U-Boat ace- nice cap!

 

[sean138]

Snap shot take by my grandfather.

I have always be fascinated by this picture.

Taken somewhere in N.Africa. On the back it says "Lt. Kiss, Hot Pilot"

Sean

 

[Smithy]

I posted a couple of pics of Topp earlier in this thread Twitch which I'm fond of...

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=390877&postcount=41

 

[sean138]

One of my grandfather

Here is my favorite. My gradfather, Gerald Polsley. He was a radio repair guy.

My other favorite. Grandpa Smart. Glider Instructor at Camp Bragg.

sean

 

[sean138]

Co-workers Dad.

A co-workers father. He was a paratrooper with the 517th PIR.

Sean

 

[sean138]

Hat Swap

Sean

 

[carouselvic]

Three of five brothers who served WWII

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The man In the middle is my father.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Capt. Sherwood 'Pappy' Moran USMC, Guadalcanal, 1942

http://home.comcast.net/~drmoran/home.htm
This is the man who single-handedly created modern Marine Corps interrogation
techniques, conceived and tested on the the island of Guadalcanal, 1942-1943.

-dixon cannon

 

[Dixon Cannon]

'Pappy' Moran at work...

USMC 1st Division, 11th Marines, D2 - Intelligence, Guadalcanal, 1942.

The bespeckled gent in the middle, intently taking notes, in Lt. Col. Edmund J. Buckley - my uncle.

-dixon cannon

 

[PADDY]

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Gents, I rarely have to draw attention to this (It's a sticky at the top of the WWII room), but it's always worth a reminder, especially for new members.

The rules are there out of respect and value for 'all' our members on the Lounge.

Thanks for your understanding with this and continued support.

Regards, PADDY.

 

[BigHairyFinn]

could be. The tan seems a little too well developed. I don't think he was in egypt for that long. I imagine that identfying the uniform that the African chap is wearing will give definitive answer.

I'd go for "Egyptian Army" uniform, doesn't look a French Sipahi... nor a tirailleur... "too tight pants" But honestly, you need one of these "uniform people" give it one look and relate even the color of the horse that is not in the picture Then again "definite" answer doesn't say they are in Egypt then necessarily...

 

[BigHairyFinn]

especially for new members

Honest, wasn't me.

 

[cooncatbob]

Here's a picture of my parents shortly after they were married and right before Pearl Harbor.

Here's my mother's sister, she was a nurse. She was sailing to the Pacific theater when the war ended and served in Japan during the occupation. Letters to home noted more treatment for VD then battle wounds.

 

[BigHairyFinn]

OK, so as I know you guys are into "Aviation Jackets" heres a few rarer treats maybe...

(yes, they *are* beer bottle labels... an I *do* have a pair of Laplander boots, but I don't wear them that high rolled up)

(just had to post it here for the sake of the gloves)

(note the compass)

So the "A-2" equivalent was an "issued" normal army jacket cut jerkin for the tank guys

Which the aviators adapted

that is mostly for pilots

but then there were the self-procured jackets
(the cane is a mark of "old age" 100 missions, see the guy getting the wreath above)

And it seems a lot of "tailored" jackets (looks like a fur collar and armlets)

And a two-row mod

But in the summer it was the regular issue

 

[Windsock]

Took me a while to find this great thread......

My Uncle,

He was in the 9th Div AIF, 2/32nd Bat. He was involved with the terrible battles at El Alamein and Tobruk, and as the threat from Japan loomed these guys were brought back here for Jungle training then sent up to northern New Guinea, against an entirely different Enemy and conditions. He survived and although he died in the '70's I remember him well but of course he didn't tell us about his time.

Last year I was incredibly fortunate to make contact with a fellow who's still fighting fit who knew him well from the same Platoon, and amazingly he had four photos of Ray which our family had never seen! I'll bet he never thought someone would come knocking. We don't have any other shots of him so this was the first time i'd seen his familiar face in over 30 years. Needless to say these are now treasured.

The only item of his I have (that he must have treasured to drag it back) was an old captured Italian mess tin. It's very battered and is covered with Italian names and the unit number-that of an artillery company. My contact said that the significance may have been that it was a good design and that eating was the most important activity to them! He also said that unit would have taken a terrible beating.

This one is a studio portrait taken in Tel Aviv ( I digitally re-coloured it) and another much later.

 

[jake431]

Here's one of my Grandfather, on leave, after he flew his missions in the Pacific (he's the guy in the center):

Here are a couple more:

Flight training:

During missions (you can see the tension on his face):

 

[PADDY]

Some of those faces...

...just say more than a thousand words ever could. Thanks for sharing ALL your photos in here gents

 

[Windsock]

I totally agree Paddy.....especially the early ones like this one.

This portrait is of my Uncles father c 1915. MIA 19th July 1916, Battle of Fromelle.

I'll post something in the "Relatives" thread soon.

 

[Smithy]

I totally agree Paddy.....especially the early ones like this one.

This portrait is of my Uncles father c 1915. MIA 19th July 1916, Battle of Fromelle.

I'll post something in the "Relatives" thread soon.

Great photo Andrew.