Military Persona and Life

Portraits and candid shots of military personnel, showcasing the diverse lives, roles, and historical moments of soldiers and individuals associated with military service.

New York, New York: May 12, 1926 The international illusionist, Nicola, in a straitjacket which was strapped on by local official asylum attendents. He was hung by heels fifty feet over the sidewalk on Broadway, and escaped in record time.

Maj. Gen. Frank F. Everest. October 03, 1951.

New York, New York: May 12, 1926 The international illusionist, Nicola, in a straitjacket which was strapped on by local official asylum attendents. He was hung by heels fifty feet over the sidewalk on Broadway, and escaped in record time.

Photo collection Government information service. Resistance man Tony van Renterghem, photographed after the war. Here he poses in a series about Dutch resistance. Armed with a stencun. August 1945

Hot Weather. November 23, 1949.

Douglas Annand well known artist. January 1, 1941.

Knatchbull M (capt the Hon) Collection No. 5 Squadron R. N. A. S; Flight Commander G. L. Thompson: Tenedos, Gallipoli, June 1915.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pladjoe-West Palembang; 8th field artillery department. Pladjoe-West at Palembang. Corporal Gerben Doeven, a Frisian from Nijenstrijne, chops ice cream for kitchen and canteen .. November 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Plaju, Sumatra

Unidentified sailor on U.S.S. New Hampshire. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Great East. On a ship. A young man hits a fire under a boiler. Another looks. November 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Seven Invasions for a Bottle of Beer. Coast Guardsman William E. Leonard, machinist's mate second class, earned his bottle of beer. The brew was passed out on the beach of Guadalcanal one day, after Coast Guardsman Leonard, serving on an assault transport, had participated in seven invasions - in this order, north Africa, Sicily, Italy, Kwajalein and Eniwetok in the Marshalls, Aitape in Dutch New Guinea, and the Admiralties. Leonard's only comment between gulps of the foamy beverage was: "It's a long time between beers." His home is in Sarepta, La.

Coast Guardsmen Pass The Ammunition. This image depicts a Coast Guard fighting ship in the Pacific, two crewmen pass the ammunition during a rehearsal for battle.

B Day for "Steamboat". It's Bath Day for "Steamboat," mascot of the crew of a Coast Guard-manned assault transport somewhere in the Pacific. "Steamboat" takes his dunking under protest and wonders why a pal, Coast Guardsman George H. Gaskin, ship's cook, of Phoenix, Ariz., goes out of this way to make him miserable.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Air Commodore H Broadhurst at the time of his appointment as Air Officer Commanding, Western Desert Air Force, but before his promotion to Air Vice-Marshal, sitting on the steps of his trailer at Air Headquarters, Western Desert.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Coffee plantation 'The coffee pot' at Ambarawa and "Zeeuwen in their doing and let". Ambaraya: Piet Links, a Rotterdammer, celebrated his birthday somewhere on an outpost in the area of Ambarawa. But the birthday cake nevertheless did not miss out, Jo Jo van Klinken had arranged. December 12, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Coast Guard Pigeons Help Protect Convoys. A Coast Guard pilot, flying an observation scouting plane from a Coast Guard Air Station, receives a caged pigeon as he prepares to take off for training over-water hop. The pigeon will be freed off-shore with a message secured to his foot and will beat the plane back to its base in a swift plane-to-shore flight. These messages are vital in protection of coastwise shipping.

Uniforms N.S.W. (Police) - Police. April 17, 1946.

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.

Radio Operator Aboard Coast Guard Plane. This image depicts a Coast Guard seaplane being hoisted aboard the Coast Guard cutter.

Big Man-Of-The-Sea -- Harry Jones, ship's donkeyman in the liner Otranto, has been called "one of the mightiest. men afloat". He's not game to get weighed, says he strained 20st-limit scales when in Australia four years ago, has put on an undisclosed amount of weight since. August 14, 1954.

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.

Lt. Colonel Francis E. Gabreski, Tied For American Fighter Record With 27 Kills To His Credit, Kneels Before Catholic Chaplain John Mcgettigan Of Philadelphia, Penn., As He Receives Holy Communion Immediately After Briefing Prior To Take-Off On A Mission

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soekaradja and Tasikmalaja. Tasikmalaja: Genists from the 1st Pel. 13 Cie. Fieldgenia hit an 80 m. Lange Bailey Bridge of special construction over the Kali at Sukaradja, near Sukaradja, near Tasikmalaja. 26 December 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Reconstruction of Aunay-Sur-Odon, France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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.

Two Co-Workers taking a Break, Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA, Marion Post Wolcott, U.S. Farm Security Administration, June 1941

New London Coast Guardsman in Southwest Pacific. The tables are turned as Coast Guard Combat Photographer James L. Lonergan, Photographer's Mate, Third Class, of 120 Norwood Avenue, New London, Conn., becomes the subject of a picture. Coast Guardsman Lonergan presently is serving somewhere in the Southwest Pacific aboard a Coast Guard-manned repair ship. Vessels of this kind are engaged in a vital task - getting damaged units of the fleet back into action against the enemy with a minimum loss of time.

Destroy German Radio Base in Greenland. This German prisoner, "Dr. Sennse", takes a long look from the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter at the site of the captured German Army radio base on the Greenland shore. He was captured by U.S. soldiers and Coast Guardsmen, operating as a task force, when he came back to the base shortly after the Americans landed. He'd been building a grave over the body of a boy who had been a member of the Danish scouting party that discovered the German base.

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.

1950S Postal Mailman Walking Suburban Street Wearing Uniform Delivering Mail

Men in ordnance industry , Armories, Ordnance industry, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Sgt. William P. Bostic, 301st F.S. in control tower, March 1945, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Leading Seaman J Jackson, from Salford, Manchester, and Leading Seaman K Rainey from Northwood, Middlesex, of HMS AFFLECK take a break to smoke a cigarette whilst the ship is docked at Gibraltar.

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Dutch West Indies. Curacao. West Indian Soldier Netherlands Army Instructing Class West Indies, Curaçao. West Indian soldier Dutch Army teaches. {1940-1945}. Curacao

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Johanna E. Thompson adjusts a band seal aboard the submarine tender USS SIMON LAKE (AS 33). State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rome Italy may 1951 Portrait of a young Italian sailor during training at a naval school in the 1950s

Portrait of a soldier in uniform with dog, Anonymous, 1941 - 1945 photograph This photo is part of an album. Netherlands paper. photographic support gelatin silver print the soldier; the soldier's life. (military) uniforms. dog Netherlands

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.

White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff and facilities, Cape Cod, Otis Air Force Base, and aboard Marlin. ST19061. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff member at unidentified location.

08/31/1936. A soldier standing guard, from his parapet, in the University city.

Anefo photo collection. Italian firefighters in emergency areas. February 21, 1953

Lieut. A.B. Ford

Khun Sa, aka Chang Chi-fu (pinyin: Zhang Qifu; Thai: Chan Jangtrakul (17 February 1934 26 October 2007) was a Burmese warlord. He was dubbed the 'Opium King' due to his opium trading in the Golden Triangle region. He was also the leader of the Shan United Army and the Mong Tai Army. Khun Sa was born to a Chinese father and a Shan mother. He adopted the pseudonym Khun Sa, meaning 'Prince Prosperous'. In his youth he trained with the Kuomintang, which had fled into the border regions of Burma from Yunnan upon its defeat in the Chinese Civil War, and eventually went on to form his own army of a few hundred men.

World War II, Private Melvin Kearney, and Military Police Private Elliott Schneiderman (front), practicing disarming a club man, circa 1942.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia.: Constantine P. Lihas, a twenty-one year old Greek-American soldier, formerly a material handler at the General Electric Company plant at Pittsburgh. 1942. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Fort Belvoir (Va.)

Robert Boughton. Ichi Banare, Okinawa. RM 1/c Robert Boughton of San Bruno, Calif., radio technician on duty in the radio room.

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.

Coast Guard Casualty Back From France. Wounded in the invasion of the Normandy coast, Coast Guardsman Eugene Snarski, seaman first class, of Detroit, Mich., enjoys a hearty meal at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA. Hit by Nazi fire on D-Day, the 20 year-old Coast Guard invader was one of the first casualties to return to this country for hospitalization.

Coast Guard Invasion Veteran Now in Philippines. Coast Guardsman Edwin H. Latcham, Photographer's Mate, of 301 Birdwood Ave., Haddonfield, N.J., "shoots" invasions from all angles. Having seen action in the Eniwetok, Saipan, and Tinian invasions, Latcham is now busily engaged in "shooting" the invasion of the Philippines. He is shown with a ready camera aboard the Coast Guard-manned invasion transport on which he hit the Philippines in the Invasion of Leyte Island.

To the Rescue on Board HMS Manchester. July 1941, on Board the Cruiser After She Had Been Torpedoed While on Convoy Duty in the Mediterranean. A cigarette is given to one of the wounded men, who had been working in a shell room when the torpedo hit the MANCHESTER.

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.

Three Wehrmacht soldiers, 1940 photograph Two Wehrmacht soldiers on a balcony, the third is inside. There is a cabin case in front of his feet. Behind them trees. They only wear military pants and boots. Dordrecht photographic support gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. occupier and civilians Dordrecht

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.

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.

Emergency Mass Feeding, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1954 , Civil defense, Eating & drinking. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Gabriele D'Annunzio during the Occupation of Rejika, by Unknown, 1920, 20th Century, photograph b/w. Italy, Lombardy, Gardone Riviera, Brescia, The Vittoriale. Whole artwork. Gabriele D'Annunzio poet soldier uniform cap: hat flashes plate knees.

Coast Guard Invader. Globe girdling coast Guardsman Stanley Mumford of wayne, Mich., knows what it is to load a pistol in a hurry. Mumford, a coxswain, had to reload the gun with one hand while operating a landing boat in the first wave at the start of the African invasion. He was wounded during the action. The Coast Guardsman has also seen service in the Southwest Pacific war zone.

1930s 1940s OLD HUNTER HOLDING SHOTGUN SPEAKING TO SMILING YOUNGER MAN READING STRAIGHT SHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS HOLDING 22 RIFLE

1940s man on a bicycle. A man on a bicycle is looking at something in a telescope. Sweden 1940s. Photo Kristoffersson AP92-4

Shades of Captain Kidd. This image depicts Coast Guardsman Philip C. Hudson.

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.

Dr. Ira Barash records in interview with Nielsen right after the airman completed his jump.From the horse's mouth: On a tape recorder Dr. Ira Barash sets down Nielsen's impressions of his drop form 45,200ft - more than eight miles up. December 14, 1955.

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.

Open air shower in Aust. Army camp in D.N.G. Sgt. H.B. Kirkpatrick (N.S.W.) enjoys a shower. April 10, 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shock troops at Praboemoelih. Military reads a book located at his camp bed. October 23, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

First US Army Rehabilitation Centre- Recuperation and Training at 8th Convalescent Hospital, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK, 1943 Technical Sergeant Zygmund Warminski (of 3868 Evaline Avenue, Hamtramck, Michigan) hard at work on a 'ship's wheel' in the remedial gymnasium at 8th Convalescent Hospital at Stoneleigh Park. This apparatus is British-designed and -built and is designed to work certain muscles. T/Sgt Warminski (formerly a bartender at the White Star Cafe) is an air gunner and was wounded in the elbow by a machine gun bullet whilst over Germany. According to the original caption, he has received the Air Medal with three clusters, the Purple Hear and cluster, and the DSC.

Poll photo collection. Report photo model. Model Sandhaus with pipe, with a sailor hat on the head. undated

Waifs Of War. Up the gangway clamber two Polish children to board a Coast Guard-manned transport which will carry them from Bombay, India, far from the dangers of war. These fugitives cling to their few possessions, wrapped in bundles and carried in a tin pail. Coast Guard officers give them a helpful hand as their smiles reveal the thrill they feel at embarking on a great ship for along ocean voyage to a new land of safety.

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. sailor 3 caught baracudas. December 1953. Guinea

Mayfair Gun-Runner Flew Arms To Hyderabad - Fined -- Mr. Frederick Sidney Cotton, 54, wealthy Australian described in court as a highly adventurous man, at his Mayfair flat after he had been fined £200 with £300 costs at Bow Street on a summons relating to the carrying of arms and ammunition between Karachi and Hyderabad.Describing the 'fantastic' story behind the case, the prosecution alleged that, at a cost of £400,000, Mr. Cotton and-his company undertook to organise a private airlift of supplies and war equipment to Hyderabad last year. May 18, 1949.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC (Alloy new troops D-division "palm tree"). A soldier writes a letter next to his british. June 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Training Kikvorsman at Den Oever. On the way to the exercise area.

Coast Guard "Buccaneer". This image depicts Coast Guardsman Vincent Farrell.

U.S. Coast Guardsman Back from African Campaign. Coast Guardsman William L. Dunkin of Torrance, California, is shown recuperating at an East coast hospital after he returned on his transport manned by Coast Guardsmen that took part in the African campaign.

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. A member of the female help corps in Ataka. December 1945. Ataka, Egypt

U.S. Army Sergeant Woods prepares a noose for the execution of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg, Germany, 1946

The Sullivan Twins Of Washington. As inseparable as they are identical, the Sullivan Twins--Lamont (left) and Laverne-- of Washington, D.C., have stuck together since they were sworn into the US. Coast Guard in October, 1942. They are now stationed at a Mid-Pacific base after duty together at Coastal Surf Stations and on the Atlantic Anti-Submarine Patrol. They are engaged in the loading and storage of ammunition headed for invasion areas. The Sullivans are the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Sullivan of 2066 14th Street S.W., Washington, D.C.

Sgt. Eddie Cope Of Austin, Texas Illustrates Sign Language Used By American Gi'S In Italy. 'Oh, Fie On You!' - The Thumb Is Flicked From Beneath Upper Incisors. Note: This Gesture Is Not Recommended For Those With False Teeth.

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.

Whistling The Orders -- Cadets with sufficiently strong qualifications take command of the motor-cutters which attend all river activities. The coxswain steers himself; gives engineering orders with a whistle. December 01, 1949.

Enogai Inlet, New Georgia Islands, September, 1943. Col. Harry Liversedge, Commanding Officer of the Marine Raiders, reads his first letter from home since he went into action. Regarded as one of the greatest combat leaders in Marine Corps history, in 1945 he led his Combat Team 28 to the top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, an event made famous by Joe Rosenthal's iconic image of the flag being raised by five Marines and a Navy medic.

A pilot poses next to his plane

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Passport photos I. man with glasses in shirt without epaulettes. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Belgian Prisoner at German Slave Labor Camp at time of Liberation by U.S. Army, Nordhausen, Germany, photograph by Myers for U.S. Army Signal Corps, April 1945

Lieut. Chas. Sweeney

Poll photo collection. Soldiers in Amersfoort. Sick military eats meal on bed. undated. Amersfoort

A French Goat Butts Into the War. After five long years of waiting, a French soldier and his goat companion and mascot returns to France aboard a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport which sent landing barges to the beaches of Southern France. The goat, no doubt, is eager to slam those horns against the stern of a retreating Nazi - just to hurry him along over the border.

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.

The taxes of seagoing vessels are done by the pilotage that is part of the Ministry of Defense (Marine). The crew of the pilot bowl.

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 Reporting Hollandia. Portrait of an older knil soldier with bare tying. February 1947. Hollandia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea

Anefo photo collection. Hie Holland England / Anefo London series. Dutch soldier, sergeant, served English 8th army. February 1944. Britain

Photo collection Government information service. Putten. The youngest man who was arrested by the Germans in October 1944. He was sixteen then. He ended up in Bergen-Belsen and received peritonitis there. He was surgery poorly, and the care was left wound. When he moved to another camp, he hid himself between corpses and could escape. He suffers from tuberculosis. His weight has doubled after his return. His father and brother died in Germany. October 29, 1945. Putten

Airline Carl Cederström wearing leather hood. Nordic

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