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Military Personnel Portraits

Diverse portraits of military officers in uniform from various eras, showcasing pride and authority, captured in distinct styles and settings.

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Captain Schneider. .The Negro and the stars and stripes.. Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. Photographs, Illustrations. 1910. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. Flags , American, African American soldiersGerman Soldier. August 28, 1933.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.'My boy!' Sgt. John Jones, Med. det., 372nd Inf. , Military officers, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 372nd. Jack Miller CollectionPoll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Education at the police school in Suriname. October 1, 1955. SurinameArtwork: "Paralysis of the Face from Skull Fracture", crayon, 13-3/4" x 10-3/4". Artist: Marion Greenwood. Catalog Number: D.13.14.45. US Army Art Collection. Country: UnknownCoronation medals for Troops. July 1, 1937.First In Last Out -- Major Phyllis H.Lee-Wright of Deep Cove, Vancouver Island, who is employed as assistant to the staff officer, CWAC, at National Defense Headquarters, was the first recruit attested in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. After nearly five years of service she has the possibility of being about the last member of the crops to return to civilian status. With their war-time job about finished and complete disbandment in the offing, the CWAC celebrated its fifth anniversary today. On the occasion, the Minister of National Defense, Hon. D.C.Abbott, paid a glowing tribute to the work of the corps during the war years and wished its retiring members every success in their future endeavors. August 13, 1946. (Photo by Canadian Army Photo).Gunner Terence Smith; "I've done an awful lot of whitewashing." August 08, 1955.Injured American Soldier of German Ancestry from Montana, Head and Shoulders Portrait, American Military Hospital No. 5, supported by American Red Cross, Auteuil, France, Lewis Wickes Hine, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection, October 1918Air Ministry Search Revels Pin-up Girl - Leading-aircrafts woman Poggy Burkett at her Enfield home. A large and sudden increase has occurred in the mail of Leading-air crafts woman Peggy Burkett of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, 21-year-old pay accounts clerk at the Royal Air Force establishment, Uxbridge, Middlesex, who was photographed in connexion with an Air Ministry search for a suitable recruiting poster model. She has had many letters of admiration, especially from the North Country, and has been requested by the ship's company of 'Enfield' , a Fleet Auxiliary coaster, to become their pin-up girl. September 16, 1946.Ahmad Shah, a Terrorist and Insurgent Leader Active in the Kunar and Nangarhar Provinces of Afghanistan in 2005Hurry Up and Wait Artist: STAFF SGT. Emilo Arias. Country: UnknownCapt. HogePoll photo collection. Rome: The papal Swiss Guard in Vatican City. Soldier in exercise-outfit with gun. 1938. Italy, Rome, Vatican CitySgt. Dibianca, A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group Based At Great Dunmow, Essex, England, Holds A Flak Helmet Which Was Damaged During A Mission On 22 January 1944.1940s PORTRAIT SMILING WOMAN WEARING ARMY UNIFORM LOOKING AT CAMERASoldier who lost his legs in World War I in his wheel chair ca. 1916-1919. Anefo photo collection. Training mechanics telegraphists (marconists) England, sailor left Java Japanese invasion. 1942. BritainCemetries for fallen communist 'martyrs' (lit si) are to be found across Vietnam, both in the former north and south. Soldiers of the former Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) or ARVN, received no such posthumous honours.Britain's King In Portraits Old And New: Here are portraits on King George VI, both recent and those from earlier days. No. 1 shows him as a school boy about 1908, no. 2 he is shown as a naval cadet at college at Osborne in 1909, no. 3 shows him during the world war, in 1915. October 12, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo)Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports. Female Undersaning Knil Military Medical Service. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesAir Ministry Search Revels Pin-up Girl - Leading-aircrafts woman Poggy Burkett at her Enfield home. A large and sudden increase has occurred in the mail of Leading-air crafts woman Peggy Burkett of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, 21-year-old pay accounts clerk at the Royal Air Force establishment, Uxbridge, Middlesex, who was photographed in connexion with an Air Ministry search for a suitable recruiting poster model. She has had many letters of admiration, especially from the North Country, and has been requested by the ship's company of 'Enfield' , a Fleet Auxiliary coaster, to become their pin-up girl. September 16, 1946.In November 1945, the Kuomintang Government of China, mobilized troops to attack the areas under Communist control. This signalled the restarting of the Chinese Civil War. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a call for "the people to mobilize and use all means to stop the civil war". Students in Kunming first raised the banner of protest. They were brutally suppressed by the government. On January 13, 1946, more than 10,000 university and middle school students in Shanghai held a public homage to the demonstrators who diedYuan Wenbin, a student at Shanghai Tongji University, joined the Northern Expedition army. The Northern Expedition was a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords.Vo Nguyen Giap (Vietnamese: Võ Nguyên Giáp) born 25 August, 1911, died 4 October 2013, was a Vietnamese officer in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician. He was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War (1946-1954) and the Second Indochina War (1960-1975). He participated in the following historically significant battles: Lạng Sơn (1950); Hòa Bình (1951-1952); Điện Biên Phủ (1954); the Tết Offensive (1968); the Nguyên Huế Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive) (1972); and the final Hồ Chí Minh Campaign (1975). He was also a journalist, an interior minister in President Hồ Chí Minhs Việt Minh government, the military commander of the Việt Minh, the commander of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), and defense minister. He also served as Politburo member of the Vietnamese Communist Party. He was the most prominent military commander together with Hồ Chí Minh during the war and was responsible for major operations and leadership until the war ended.The Allies in the First World War, British Empire, Fijian. Eugene Burnand died.1921.fijian, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record date not stated 1f-4913456Mao Zedong during the Long March; 1934. Mao Zedong (1893 - September 9, 1976), was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his deathWoldegiorgis Woldeyohannes (Waldagiyorgis Waldayohanes)(right), personal secretary to Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia and man in military uniform (left), Jerusalem. 1923, IsraelKulbir Thapa Magar VC (15 December 1888 - 3 October 1956) was the first Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces