Military Pictures & Info

[Peanut]

Some foxhole radios were built in the Pacific theater and some of those by sailors. This is Ships Cook 3/c Edward E. Bourgault, 13th Special Naval Construction Battalion, with a foxhole radio he built somewhere in the Pacific.

Credit: Photograph 80-G-49100 Radio Made by Bourgault, Edward E. (8D3) out of Edged Razor Blade, Bent Safety Pin & Loop of Wire, Somewhere in the Pacific. 1945. National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.

 

[Peanut]

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia photographed at the location of the 1st Army General Alexander Ivanovich Litvinov in the Dvinsk district. Taken on January 30, 1916

 

[Peanut]

Marshal Ferdinand Foch's railway carriage, end of ww1

 

[Peanut]

I thought this was sort of unusual, a glimpse of real life outside the history books.

A young boy in an Adolf Hitler mask in London, United Kingdom in 1938

 

[rice paddy daddy]

That first pic, April 1966, was taken shortly after my dad was killed. KIA 4/1/1966

I am sorry for your loss, my friend.
I didn't know that you are a Gold Star Son.
Have you ever heard of Sons and Daughters in Touch?

 

[Bacpacker]

I am sorry for your loss, my friend.
I didn't know that you are a Gold Star Son.
Have you ever heard of Sons and Daughters in Touch?

Thank you RPD.
Yes sir, been a member for many years now. Good group of folks.

 

[kd4ulw]

 

[Peanut]

A Leading Stoker nicknamed "Popeye", with 21 years of service, on board the battleship HMS Rodney, one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1920s. Photo taken in Sep. 1940...

(History buffs might remember that Hms Rodney was involved in the sinking of the Bismark)

 

[Neb]

Stumbled across this video of the missile system I worked in the Navy.



Ben

 

[havasu]

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What is the chance that this was my a picture of my uncle, same name, same rank, same location?

EDIT: This is my cousin's dad, and just sent her a picture to see if he was also involved with RAF, which many Americans often did.

 

[Tacitus]

What is the chance that this was my a picture of my uncle, same name, same rank, same location?

Picture states RCAF, but the telegram would seem to be from a representative of the US Sec. of War, which would imply that your Jack Taylor was US Army Air Corps, not RCAF. But, the picture caption could be wrong (although someone on Reddit identified that as a Canadian uniform). And, I understand that there may have been mixed wings of aircraft (that is, airmen from different countries), but I'm not sure they would ever wear the uniform of another country...in doing a little googling today, I saw at least one photo of troops in different uniforms working on the same plane.

This site indicates that the picture was taken 4 days after the date of that telegram. Interesting that they are so close together.

 

[havasu]

What is unusual was that he was killed flying a P-38, not a Mustang.

His daughter, (on left in last pic) just text me saying "WOW".

His wife, my dad's twin sister is older gal (third from the left) She died about 5 years ago.

 

[Tacitus]

The plane pictured with Jack Taylor above seems to be a P-51 (if it is a US Army Air Corps plane) or a Mk1 (if it is British/Canadian). Here is a P-38:

 

[havasu]

The plane pictured with Jack Taylor above seems to be a P-51 (if it is a US Army Air Corps plane) or a Mk1 (if it is British/Canadian). Here is a P-38:

Yeah, I don't see a P-38 pilot in a squadron flying a P-51 Mustang at about the same time. Just lots of similarities.

 

[havasu]

Those P-38's look like a bugger to fly. I wonder what the pilots thought of them? They really are a beautiful design, just based on the looks.

 

[zoomzoom]

P-38 is a beautiful aircraft.
Something similar, closer to the 1960's era. The OV-10 Bronco. Primarily a observation plane. A friend of mine flew these for the Marines back in the day.

 

[Tacitus]

Those P-38's look like a bugger to fly. I wonder what the pilots thought of them? They really are a beautiful design, just based on the looks.

I understand they were difficult to learn to fly, but once mastered, were excellent war planes, with superior climb rate and great long distance reach.

Great video about the "fork-tailed devil" here:

 

[Peanut]

I saw a show on the p-38 not long ago. There were a group of them stationed in england. I don't remember their designations or who was in command. But they were there...

 

[Bacpacker]

Glacier Girl has a long story behind it, but it is excellent. The plane went down in Greenland during a flight to England during the war. It ended up buried under many feet of ice over the years. An old wealthy guy in Middleboro Ky gathered funding to recover it and restore it. I was privileged to get to go do a walk thru in the Hanger/Museum it was rebuilt in. Also got to see it fly in an airshow with a 2nd P-38 once. That was quite a sight seeing them in formation. Here are links:

Glacier Girl: The Back Story

CAF Event Shares Story of The Lost Squadron and Glacier Girl

 

[kenv1950]

You all ready to puddle up ?

 

[Tacitus]

You all ready to puddle up ?

Oof. Thanks for sharing.

 

[havasu]

You all ready to puddle up ?

Who is dicing onions in the kitchen?

 

[backlash]

You all ready to puddle up ?

That was a hanky grabber.

 

[Patchouli]

 

[Peanut]

 

[ssonb]

Not trying to be picky but the aircraft that Mr Jack Taylor was flying is a Hawker Hurricane.

 

[Peanut]

A German soldier shared a cigarette with a British soldier during WW1

 

[Peanut]

Australian gunners firing field artillery, Borneo, 1945

 

[Peanut]

Jeep cemetery Okinawa 1945

 

[Peanut]

Oops, forgot to post this one sooner...

German soldiers crowded around a Christmas tree celebrating Christmas somewhere on the Western Front during World War I.