Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saint-Chamond Tank 62668
The Saint-Chamond Tank No. 62668 after it was captured by the Germans during battle of Méry. A faint silhouette of a caiman can be seen on the front side. This was the name given to the tank group AS 38 by its commander Captain Rime-Bruneau.
Labels:
1918,
Army,
Battle of Méry,
Captain Rime-Bruneau,
France,
Germany,
Saint-Chamond Tank 62668,
Tank
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Colonel and the Trumpets
The collar tabs on the Colonel are a bit fuzzy but it looks like he is with the 47th Artillery Regiment. It looks like he was awarded the Croix de Guerre and possibly the Légion d'honneur.
Labels:
47e régiment d'artillerie,
Army,
Artillery,
Colonel,
Croix de Guerre,
France,
Légion d'Honneur
Monday, July 29, 2013
French Parade
A group of French soldiers with regimental flags getting ready for a parade or ceremony on what looks to be the steps of the Pantheon.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Warneton, Belgium
A group of German soldiers in the rubble of a bombed building in Warneton, Belgium. Two of them stand out with their steel helmets and body armor.
Labels:
1917,
Army,
Belgium,
Bernhard Hoersch,
Body Armor,
Germany,
Münstermaifeld,
Sappenpanzer,
Warneton
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Kindest Greetings
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Walter Kirby
An obituary for Walter Kirby of Lebanon, Ohio listed him as a Sergeant with the 29th Aero Squadron. He died at Camp Knox on April 30, 1919 at the age of 23.
Labels:
1919,
29th Aero Squadron,
Army,
Fort Knox,
Kentucky,
Lebanon,
Ohio,
United States,
Walter Kirby
Monday, July 15, 2013
F. H. Jones
F. H. Jones in Oullins France. Being that this is a suburb of Lyon it would put him well behind the front line.
Labels:
Army,
F. H. Jones,
France,
Lyon,
Oullins,
Rhône,
United States
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
A. F. Rosko
Here is a card of an American soldier addressed to a Canadian soldier in France. For many American soldiers English was not their first language.
Labels:
1918,
4th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops,
Army,
France,
United States
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