Military Figures in History

Historical portraits of unidentified military personnel showcasing uniforms and military roles, reflecting various historical contexts and regions.

British Troops In Albania - British Troops. November 13, 1944.

Bardouille, Lawrence , Soldiers. Jack Miller Collection

Poll photo collection. KLM staff house style and schiphol. Portrait of a KLM kite commander. August 1951

California Coast Guardsman Decorated for Heroism in Marshalls. With fire creeping toward the ammunition compartment below decks on a burning LCI, Coast Guardsman Howard R. Larson, seaman first class, and two Coast Guard companions risked their lives to go below and carry out four wounded ammunition passers on stretchers. As their landing barge pulled away to safety off Parry Island in the Marshalls, the LCI exploded. For this deed of heroism, Coast Guardsman Larson, whose home is at 11900 Utah Street, Hollywood, Calif., received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a personal commendatory letter signed by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The son of Martin T. Larson, retired Anaheim, Calif., orange grower, Larson enlisted in the Coast Guard in July, 1942, and served 24 months in the Pacific war theatre. Serving aboard a landing barge, he hit the beach for 13 days and nights at Kwajalein, Parry Island and Eniwetok.

ROME ITALY SEPTEMBER 1962 Soldier on the cot at rest in the 60s

Negroes are filling increasing numbers of skilled and semi-skilled railroad jobs, but unwillingness to employ Negroes in many types of railroad jobs persists, April 1943. Photograph of an African American railroad worker.. 1943. Photographs. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. War work, Defense industry, Railroad employees

Navy Fighter Pilots Aboard a British Aircraft Carrier. 4 January 1943, Aboard HMS Formidable. Sub-lieutenant J D Duchanan, RNVR, from Glasgow.

A.I.F. In Timor - Australian Troops. January 01, 1948.

Criminal Belsen Trials - Germany War File. October 15, 1945. (Photo by British Combine Photos).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Portrait photos (miscellaneous) passport photos. Dutch man in uniform with pipe. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC The way from Djokja to Pakem is restored by genius. On the road from Djocja - PAPEM you have been looking for a solution for the issue of damage to bridges for some time by malicious elements. The pioneers of 1-15 RI now have conceived the plan in collaboration with the genius to push the road through the Kali so that the bridge does not play a role. If the technical people are at work, it must be ensured that they are not attacked unexpectedly. Soldier de Vaal is one of the men who ensures security. 24 March 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

March 1912. Francisco Ruiz Rivera, second lieutenant of the Rodrigo city regiment, wounded on the 22nd.

Commando Reid. January 6, 1945.

Jarramas (depicted - name).Jarramas (depicted - name)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Soldier of service army contacts or army management service attracts crazy heads with beret and dentures. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Equipped: A blanket slung over his shoulders, a small case with his belongings and a tin pan were the sole possessions of this prisoner on his arrival in Australia. October 06, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant HG Overton, 02 November 1940, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

021206-M-3031H-063. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

First lieutenant C. van der Zwan, born in 1927.

French Army Prepared for Defense (Magazine Unit Story). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photograph of Harry B. Gemmell, ARm2c."Navy carrier-based fliers rescued off Truk 29-30 April 1944 by USS Tang (SS-306). Survivors on deck of sub. Harry B. Gemmell, ARM2c.".

Grim Marine with Arm in Sling.

John Smith, Medal of Honor recipient for his World War Two accomploishments as an ace pilot against Japan

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Air Vice-Marshal the Earl of Bandon, Air Officer Commanding No, 224 Group RAF at his Headquarters at Akyab, Burma.

Pfc. Phillip G. Hubbard , Soldiers, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 372nd. Jack Miller Collection

Face Behind The "Pig Face". This image depicts a Coast Guardsman removing the snout-like gas mask, revealing a typically American laughing face.

Reserve officer of health of 2nd class P.J. Schuilenburg, born in 1910.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Muffs in Malang. Malang: one of the five germans arrested on 1 August 1947: Herbert Weber, b. 3-6-'14 in Leutersdorf. In the service of the Kriegsmarine as a Leitender engineer on U-Boot 195. August 1, 1947. Indonesia, Malang, Dutch East Indies

Ted Bartle. August 26, 1941.

Carlile goes to miniature rifle range and ***** with a special. 22 revolver at targets. Forbes Carlile practices for the Helsinki Olympics. January 16, 1952.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Jack Miller , Soldiers, Miller, Jack, 1924-1948. Jack Miller Collection

Hitler Inspects The German Navy - Wireless operator on the Man-O'-war, "Deutschland". October 12, 1940. (Photo by Yaffa Syndicate).

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Brisbane Tran Guard policeman. September 6, 1939.

Major Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington, commanding officer of the famous Marine fighter squadron, 'The Black Sheep,' in 1944. Robert Conrad portrayed Boyington in the 1976-78 television series, BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Staff Music KNIL. Concert Staff Music Knil Hoornist. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

1940S Portrait Of Young Army Man In Uniform Smiling & Making Victory Sign With Hand

Submarines and Submarine Officers. 4 February 1943, Malta. Lieut (E) R S Bailey, RN, Engineer Officer, HMS TAKU.

Joe E. Brown. March 17, 1943

South African Defector Gives News Conference -- Lieutenant Gerald Andreas Eckert, 24 seen here, a South African Army medic who defected to Mozambique last week over his oppostition to the Pretoria Government's race separation policies speaks at a news conference in Moptuo, Thursday. Eckert urged people who share his views to "Work positively for Freedom in South Africa," Mozambique's official news agency AIM. Said. June 3, 1983. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Supersonic Test Pilot Killed At Farnborough -- John Derry, 13-year-old test Pilot, Who was the first Briton to Break the sound Barrier, was killed DI Today, September 6, After A Supersonic Dive at the Society of British Aircraft Constructor's Display at Farnborough, Hampshire.Flying A de Havilland 110 Fighter Aircraft, in which he had thrice previously Flown faster than sound during the week long display, Derry dived from a Height of Eight miles to give a crowd of 120,000 their Biggest thrill - Hearing the famous Bang... Which occurs when A Plane Poeroes the sound Barrier. After A Vivid triple Explosion, the D.H. 110 Pulled out of Its dive over the centre of Farnborough Airfield and Broke Up. September 6, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

(Vicinity) Florence, Alabama. Boy scout camp. Counsellor. Photographer Jack Delano (1914-1997).. July 1942. Colour.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Portland Coast Guard Combat Artist Veteran Of Philippine, IWO Invasions. Coast Guard Combat Artist Norman Millet Thomas, Chief Specialist, has returned to this country following his participation in the invasions of the Philippines and Iwo Jima. Serving aboard a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport, Coast Guardsman Thomas survived a Jap suicide plane attack which took the lives of many of his shipmates. This scene and many others have been recorded in oil, watercolor, and charcoal by Thomas, whose home is in Portland, Maine. The Coast Guard combat artist is a winner of the President's Medal and the Pulitzer traveling scholarship.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Demarcation line Bandoeng; Award for Lieutenant Colonel in Bandoeng. A soldier with a bare edge poses at a leg truck. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

and little else, and put him to work rescuing crashed aircrew.The indefiniteness suited Pentland. He understood what was needed and set about ***** Dakotas. The squadron transport was a Brisbane milk van. As commanding officer, Pentland had a battered old coupe.Pentland's official job was rescue. *****. May 24, 1950.

From the (R) / den Pelt.

The operating defense yard, Tomnäs

Major kite g.j. Stoop, Commander 314 Squadron.

Second World War. For billeting. Soviet Union. Wehrmachiger in a village

Is "Mo" Gwyther back from dead -- This is Pte. Keith Roy ("Mo") Gwyther, 22, of Koonwarra. He is the man whom the Australian Army reported as killed but whom the Communists claim is a prisoner of war. The picture was taken when Gwyther was at bayonet practice at Puckapunyal last year. Gwyther, an infantryman of the Third Australian Battalion, was first reported missing and later killed in action. A dead soldier was buried under his name in Korea. Now the name of Gwyther is among those of six Australians given in a P.O.W. list by the Chinese Communists.The Herald published the names yesterday. Is Gwyther really alive If he is, who was soldier buried in Korea as Gwyther. December 07, 1951.

Artwork: "LTC James J. Dugan, USMC" Artist: Dwight Shepler Navy Combat Art Center, Washington Navy Yard. Country: Unknown

Coast Guard Hero. As a fitting symbol of America's fighting youth. .Jack Cullen, 21-year-old U. S. Coast Guardsman, stands out today as the first American who actually came in contact with the enemy on the shores of the United States. Coast Guardsman Cullen is the man who confronted four saboteurs who landed on Long Island, N.Y., from a German submarine with explosives to perpetrate destruction to American war plants. Imbued with patriotism and devotion to duty, Coast Guardsman Cullen handled his precarious situation like a true strategist and gave authorities the lead to the capture of the spy ring. Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, immediately advanced Cullen from Seaman 2nd class to Coxswain.

From Left, L. Winch (Trainer.). R. Gower L. Newell (Mangr.). and J. Dinan. November 16, 1947.

A Navy diver is assisted from a platform as he enters the water to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

German prisoner of war arriving in England, escorted by an American soldier, 1944. Photograph from Voir magazine an American French language publication. The photographer is unknown.

Portrait of a 1950s Sailor c.1954

Unto the hills, circa 1942, by Len Casbolt.

Soldiers of the command troops during an appeal. Conscripts during command training.

DF-SN-85-11528. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miami Coast Guard Officer in Pacific. This image depicts artwork of Coast Guard Lieutenant Leo L. Bosworth, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist Joseph di Gemma.

Smoking gun (EV008050_H)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Passports IX. Man in uniform without ranking signs. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Portrait of hunter with pipe and rifle

Juan Yag¸e y Blanco,(1891 ñ 1952).Spanish army officer during the Spanish Civil War, one of the most important in the National side. He became known as the ìThe Butcher of Badajozî because he ordered thousands killed, including wounded men in the hospital.

First salvage. A cylinder of one of the liner's engines that was torn from the engine. March 20, 1946.

Detail from the photograph: Squadron Leader L C Wade, commanding No. 145 Squadron, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk VIII at Triolo landing ground, south of San Severo in Italy, 12 November 1943. Squadron Leader L C Wade, Officer Commanding No. 145 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire HF Mark VIII at Triolo landing ground, south of San Severo, Italy, shortly before the end of his second tour of operations in the Mediterranean area, where he had become the top-scoring fighter pilot with 22 and 2 shared enemy aircraft destroyed. He was promoted Wing Commander and joined the staff at Headquarters, Desert Air Force, but was killed on 12 January 1944 in a flying accident at Foggia.

Russian military cadet 1965.

On Guard (Third Of Eight) -- George Donnet, 20, of Valais, Switzerland, is a picture of quiet pride as he takes the oath of allegiance with 16 other men who were sworn in as members of the Vatican's Swiss Guard this year. The Swiss Guard was founded in 1505 by Pope Julius II, who chose those nationals because they were among the most courageous soldiers in the world. The annual ceremony is held each May 6th, to mark the date of a famous battle during which the Swiss Guardsmen distinguished themselves while defending Rome. December 23, 1955. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Passport photos of cherries - steel - nut. Portrait photographer sergeant leo steel. Shock troops are on the epaulet. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Ernie Pyle And His Dog -- Ernie Pyle and his Shetland Sheep dog Cheetah Sun Themselves on the Mesa outside his home in Albuquerque, N.M. after the Noted Correspondent and Author returned from the European Theater of Operations. Pyle was reported April 18 to have been Killed in on Ie Jima, Northwest of Okinawa, by a Japanese Machine gun gullet. April 18, 1945. (Photo by Bob Landry, Associated Press Photo).

Chilvers, denied trip. December 10, 1944.

Lumières autochrome. Consignient I. (Iwan) Jäderström at I1. On the edge of the image, Svea Livgarde stands.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Back to The Army Like This -- Mike Flynn - and beard. A head popped round the guardroom door and a cheery voice said: "Morning. Sarge, I'm reporting for Reservist training." The duty sergeant at Warburg Barracks, Aldershot, the home of Army "Redcaps", looked up.....and nearly had a fit. For the caller twenty-year-old Michael Flynn, of Croydon, had a beard. A big, bushy, black-brown beard. Calmly Mike explained that he was up for his fortnight's training in the Military Police Reserve. But that b

Manzanar is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California's Owens Valley between the towns of Lone Pine to the south and Independence to the north, it is approximately 230 miles (370 km) northeast of Los Angeles. Long before the first incarcerees arrived in March 1942, Manzanar was home to Native Americans, who mostly lived in villages near several creeks in the area. Ranchers and miners formally established the town of Manzanar in 1910, but abandoned the town by 1929 after the City of Los Angeles purchased the water rights to virtually the entire area. Since the last incarcerees left in 1945, former incarcerees and others have worked to protect Manzanar and to establish it as a National Historic Site to ensure that the history of the site, along with the stories of those who were unjustly incarcerated there, are remembered by current and future genera

Belly Cook being tested for military service. January 28, 1942.

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III relaxes while visiting the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Capt. Fletcher Quintal, 78. A Boer War veteran, he is a descendant of one of the crew of the famous Bounty. April 2, 1946.

A crew member operates a sound-powered telephone on the 08 level bridge of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Unknown

Mumbai Police, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NO MR Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Anefo photo collection. Marine encourages ammunition beach Callantsoog; diving dismantling metal detector. March 27, 1987. Callantsoog

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shock troops at PraboOmoelih. Man with unlocked topl and only dressed in a underpants smokes pipe seated in chair in a room. October 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

A "downed" Royal Air Force CPT Roger A. Hamilton contacts a United States Air Force CH-53 Super Jolly helicopter on radio during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Diepoltz German Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949. Drusic soldiers from the Israeli army. January 1, 1948. Israel

L. Amarnath - India. December 16, 1947.

España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Portada de la revista Aire. Aviador mirando al cielo.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Vietnam: May, 1968 A S/Sgt of the 101st Airborne Division warns his unit's mascot, Charlie, about any monkey business.

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