Showing posts with label Army. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Army. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Homer



Homer relaxing in camp in 1918. Not sure why his bunk is outside near the garbage sorting area. He waited until 1919 to send this card along to Ruth.

Monday, March 21, 2016

Motorized Artillery Section


An American artillery section somewhere in Germany after the war. The tractor is a Holt Crawler.

Sunday, March 20, 2016

5 blessés couchés ou 8 asses

A French hospital with an ambulance out front. This was close enough to the front to warrant a red cross on the roof of the building.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Minierstollen

A small sign at the feet of the central figure reads "Minierstollen".

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Outdoor Kitchen

A mixed group of British and Australian soldiers at an outdoor kitchen.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Herbert Albert Krueger



A card from Private Krueger of Brillion, Wisconsin to his father while on occupation duty in Germany. Curiously the card starts off Dear Father but is address to Fred Glassow. Fred is listed on Herbert's draft card as his employer. 

Saturday, March 12, 2016

111th Machine Gun Battalion


Members of the 111th Machine Gun Battalion upon their return to the United States after the war. Part of the 29th Infantry Division they would have seen action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Wigs


As with many group photos the clowns show up in the back row. Here they are sporting a number of wigs.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Regular Army

An infantryman with the regular army. There is no unit number is on his collar insignia so this would place this photo to before 1918.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

A Litter of Rabbits

A German officer displaying a litter of rabbits.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Stick Grenade Disposal

This appears to be a group of Americans that have been assigned to dispose of a large cache of German stick grenades.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Boche Wire Entanglements

A section of German barbed wire on the Western Front.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Returning Troops

Doughboys returning to America. In this case Virginia as indicated by the license plate on the car on the right.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Don't Give Up the Ship Boys

A mule drawn parade float. This was constructed by a machine gun company at Camp Cody, New Mexico.

American Supply Column

An American supply column traveling through an area close to the front. The center truck is a FWD Model B. The other ones appear to be Liberty Trucks.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Ralph Lush


Ralph Lush and his fellow Americans in France.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

In der Champagne


Artillery Damage

No written explanation on this card. It looks like someone took a picture showing the artillery damage just above the bed they were sleeping in.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Breech Cover


A poor quality photo but one of the few I have seen where the rifles are fitted with a breech cover. This also makes the rifles difficult to identify. I believe they are M1917 Endfields.
The soldiers here are marching through an American town. They are lucky enough to have trucks to carry their packs.