WWII Photos - Taken / Collected by Family Members

[Widebrim]

^^Striking contrast between a return to "normalcy" (your aunt, uncle, and the small boy) vs. the past effects of war (the remnants of the plane).

 

[Giftmacher]

Thanks, I've never thought about it like this. I have many photos from that place, unfortunately not family ones.

 

[Widebrim]

I have no idea who this sergeant is, except that his name was Emil. I don't see many AR Personnel Amphibious patches in photos.

 

[Gene]

Here are some more of my grandpa. Found a slide reel of Kodachromes in the basement of my Aunt's house!

Glider maneuvers stateside.

Grandpa and buddies on a deuce and a half.

Grandpa at a cafe in Paris.

Inside the cockpit of a CG-4A. My Aunt Virginia's picture is on the instrument panel.

Hangar being built in the background, probably somewhere in England.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Great to see color photos like that!

 

[subject101]

Poor Mustang :eeek:

 

[1930artdeco]

Thanks for posting those pics Chasseur. Now I have seen proof that guys in the Navy wore white socks with there dress blues. This is why I love looking at old photos to see the variety of uniforms and how they were worn. It seems the further from an HQ you got the more 'liberty' was taken in the wearing of uniforms.


Mike

 

[lolly_loisides]

The fellow standing on the wing is Great Uncle Bill. He served in Egypt, but I'm not sure this was taken there.

 

[Chasseur]

Mike, you are most welcome! Come to think of it all the photos I've seen of Grandad in his dress blues he was wearing white socks!

 

[1930artdeco]

Grandfathers

The gent with the standard operating army equipment (the beer can) is my mothers father. Not sure where it was taken but he was serving with the 5th BG/13th AF as a Crew Chief/Jack of All Trades on B-24's.

The other handsome man is my father's dad and this was taken in front of his PB4Y-2 at the Thompson Trophy Races after the war. His plane is in Campbell's 'American Bomber Aircraft B-24 pg. 55. He was the Crew Chief/Plane Captain of this plane but I know he flew side seat in the Navy version of the B-26 as an enlisted pilot.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Great photos. Your father's father resembled actor John Payne.

 

[416rigby]

My father in Cadets (on the right)

 

[Widebrim]

^^Love those uniforms. What year is the photo, and is that your dad in your avatar?

 

[416rigby]

Avitar is Dad when he was home in mid 43 after a tour with the 8th AAC 305th BG 364th BS as a Flight Engineer. Cadets photo was between then and Mar 44 when he was assigned to the 13 AAC in the PTO as a shiney new 1st LT Bombardier. He survived the PTO

 

[Giftmacher]

Victory!

 

[Nick D]

My grandfather was the unofficial ship's photographer on his destroyer, and took part in many of the major battles. His ship was also one of the two which captured the 'hospital ship' Tachibana Maru. Needless to say, the photo album is pretty amazing.

 

[Widebrim]

My grandfather was the unofficial ship's photographer on his destroyer, and took part in many of the major battles. His ship was also one of the two which captured the 'hospital ship' Tachibana Maru. Needless to say, the photo album is pretty amazing.

You need to post them then, Nick. Was he with the U.S. Navy?

 

[Widebrim]

Victory!

Wow, another good photo from the former Czechoslovakia!

 

[B-24J]

Victory!

Great photo! Either an Me 210 or Me 410 I think.

John

 

[Nick D]

You need to post them then, Nick. Was he with the U.S. Navy?

Unfortunately I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic right now. I'll see if I can copy some of them next time I visit home. He was a radioman on the USS Conner.