billgaston
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O.K. the Ground Crew boys were out and about last weekend looking for new items and we found a picture in an antique store. The photo is of a group of 21 sgts posing for a shot.
There are some interesting things observed in this photograph.
1. With the use of a magnifying lens we were able to read the date on the propeller. (It is dated 42)
2. They are all wearing AFHQ shoulder patches. (No PINWHEELS)
3. Three of them are still wearing black ties.
4. I can only see one of the men (Sgt. J.D. Harris) wearing a service stripe and he only has one (1). So three (3) years of service.
5. Everyone in this photo who has their sleeves visible is wearing two (2) WWI War Service Chevrons. Sgt. D.C. Gillem is also wearing a Wound Stripe.
Here is the photo for you to look at:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll94/billgaston/USAAFGroupPhoto001.png
Now the question is why are they wearing WWI War Service Chevrons. None of them seem to look old enough to have served in WWI. According to my research the WWI Chevrons were authorized for each 6 months of service in a theater of operation from 6 April 1917 to 4 October 1919 or with the AEF in Siberia to include 1 April 1920 or the Army of Occupation in Germany and Austria-Hungary to include 1 August 1920.
The propeller in the photograph is dated 1942, the last date to earn a WWI Chevron was 1 August 1920. This puts this photograph at least 22 years after the war. So, why are these young Sgts. wearing WWI War Service Chevrons?
Anyone got any brilliant ideas on this one or some sort of research that can explain this?
There are some interesting things observed in this photograph.
1. With the use of a magnifying lens we were able to read the date on the propeller. (It is dated 42)
2. They are all wearing AFHQ shoulder patches. (No PINWHEELS)
3. Three of them are still wearing black ties.
4. I can only see one of the men (Sgt. J.D. Harris) wearing a service stripe and he only has one (1). So three (3) years of service.
5. Everyone in this photo who has their sleeves visible is wearing two (2) WWI War Service Chevrons. Sgt. D.C. Gillem is also wearing a Wound Stripe.
Here is the photo for you to look at:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll94/billgaston/USAAFGroupPhoto001.png
Now the question is why are they wearing WWI War Service Chevrons. None of them seem to look old enough to have served in WWI. According to my research the WWI Chevrons were authorized for each 6 months of service in a theater of operation from 6 April 1917 to 4 October 1919 or with the AEF in Siberia to include 1 April 1920 or the Army of Occupation in Germany and Austria-Hungary to include 1 August 1920.
The propeller in the photograph is dated 1942, the last date to earn a WWI Chevron was 1 August 1920. This puts this photograph at least 22 years after the war. So, why are these young Sgts. wearing WWI War Service Chevrons?
Anyone got any brilliant ideas on this one or some sort of research that can explain this?