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Portraits of Military Personnel

Vintage portraits of military officers in uniforms, highlighting distinctive military attire and historical significance from various conflicts.

Vintage photograph. working man in miners helmet and work clothes
Vintage photograph. working man in miners helmet and work clothes
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Paul Arzouhaljian , Uniforms. Leon Abdalian CollectionArctic aviator Richard Byrd in fur lines leather flight suit and hat. In the background is his Fokker Tri-motor monoplane in which he flew over North Polar region on May 9, 1926 (BSLOC_2018_2_30)Colonel Ed. O. Gourdin , Military officers, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 372nd, Gourdin, Edward O. Edward Orval, 1897-1966. Jack Miller CollectionA Five Incher Gets A Manicure. Don't shoot, gunner. Not while I'm up here. Polishing the barrel of a five inch gun aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport somewhere in the South Pacific, Coast Guardsman Robert H. Holland, gunner's mate first class, of Lewisport, Kentucky, turns on a full grin, expressing the pleasure he gets from caring for the "big fellow." Holland is a pre-war Coast Guardsman and likes the life so well he intends to "stay in" after the shooting stops.Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht in front of a public building (well with the Hague)Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Military in camp Morib Beach with beer bottles under his arm. March 1946. Malacca, MalaysiaSniffed the Air Off Many a Coast. This dachshund, mascot of a Coast Guard-manned troop transport, has sniffed the air in the South Pacific and off the coast of North Africa. Monsoons and trade winds only add to his appetite as he pads about the deck, keeping his Coast Guard pals happy.Dr. Wolff at the 225 para. Field Ambulance Hospital in Semarang (Central Java).Coming Aboard With a Helping Hand. A U.S. Coast Guardsman extends a helping hand to a Marine, loaded down with equipment, as he comes aboard a Coast Guard manned combat transport in a South Pacific Port. He is a member of a Marine Contingent being moved to a fighting front.Commander of the 1st Separate Brigade of Russian Volunteers, Head of the 3rd Division of the Volunteer Army Major General Mikhail Gordeevich Drozdovsky. Coast Guard Commander on Mission to India. This image depicts artwork of Coast Guard Commander Henry P. Wood, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist Joseph di Gemma.RANDOLPH SCOTT in GUNG HO! (1943), directed by RAY ENRIGHT.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports XI. Indonesian soldier with cap and sliding passant "Army contact service". 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesChester A. Coolidge, died 1920 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918Photograph of Lieutenant Jesse Carter Treadwell, U.S.C.G.R., of Bronxville, New York.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Portrait of a knitted soldier. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesA combat photographer captures the intensity and danger of the Vietnam War in this image. In the foreground, Sgt. William 2. Honning, a combat photographer, can be seen focusing his camera on the action. The intense environment is emphasized by the soldiers and equipment in the background, preparing for battle.Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "on board dutch tanker" on board Dutch tanker. October 1943. BritainCoast Guardsman Finds a Moment to Rest. Coast Guard combat photographer William Forsythe, former Washington, D.C. newspaper photographer, rests for a second on the beach at Gela, Sicily, before returning to his ship. Coast Guardsman Forsythe was among the first to land on the beach with the Army.Portrait of marines soldierAnefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Soldier D. Wetselaar Canada Ordonnans Detachement London. {1940-1945}. Canada, LondonMilitary exercise..Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports VI. Indonesian or Indian soldier without ranking signs. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) DN-SN-85-09042. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Coast Guardsman Films Action on Iwo Jima. Coast Guard Combat Photographer Pat McKnite, of Superior, Wisc., is shown filming fierce action on Iwo Jima where he went ashore from a Coast Guard-manned invasion vessel. As he records the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war on film, Jap guns concealed in inland caves shell the beach. Coast Guardsman McKnite's home is at 1814 58th Street.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Embellied demobilizers according to Semarang (Gen.maj. Meyer). Semarang leaving Middle Java for demobilization. A soldier of the Shock troops (T-Brigade) regiment sticks his head outside the porthole. May 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesCommodore Carl R. Erie aboard an aircraft after visiting the Marine compound at Beirut International Airport. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)Sgt. Eddie Cope Of Austin Texas Illustrates The Sign Language Enabling American G.I.'S In Italy To Carry On Long And Involved Conversation With The Local Talent. 'Open Your Eyes' - Thumb And Forefinger Pry Open The Right Eye In A Gesture Of Mild Sarcasm.Rome, Italy may 1965: Studio portrait capturing young sailor wearing classic uniform with neckerchief, representing fashion and military styles of the mid-20th centuryA wartime photo of Captain Drummond pilot of missing and plane. September 3, 1948. ;A wartime photo of Captain Drummond pilot of missing and plane.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pass photo unknown soldier. Man in uniform. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesEvelyn Owen - Owen as a member of the A.I.F. March 27, 1947.Jack Miller , Soldiers, Miller, Jack, 1924-1948. Jack Miller CollectionCoast Guardsman is Empire State Crash Hero (No. 3 in a series of 3). Back at the Coast Guard's Training Station at Groton, Conn., Hospital Apprentice Don Molony faces the future with confidence. His marks always have been high, and he has hopes of earning a Pharmacist's Mate rating and serving on a Coast Guard-manned vessel in the Pacific. As for postwar: his presence of mind and courage in the Empire State tragedy brought him offers of free scholarships at several medical institutions. His lifetime ambition has been to be a surgeon and practice in his hometown of Detroit. Looks now as if he will get his wish.A Gunner of the Fleet Air Arm. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign PostersJewish Man who was Arrested by the Germans and Imprisoned. Original German Caption: "Gefangenenlager. Verhafteter Jude. Rozana.". Photographs taken by Propaganda Units of the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) and the Waffen-SSAfrican military aboard Queen Victoria.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republican authorities. Mohammed Roem, Minister of the Interior (Dalam Negerma) in the Shahrir III cabinet. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesPhoto collection Spaarnestad topics. Station in Indonesia: ml. File, intervention .. Colonel Simatoepang Chef of the TNI, publisher of the order "ceases firing" in Indonesia on the way to the Nederalnd at the time of the round table conference. August 22, 1949. IndonesiaThe My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of 347-504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by United States Army soldiers of 'Charlie' Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the Americal Division. Most of the victims were women, children (including babies), and elderly people. Many were raped, beaten, and tortured, and some of the bodies were later found to be mutilated. While 26 US soldiers were initially charged with criminal offenses for their actions at Mỹ Lai, only Second Lieutenant William Calley, a platoon leader in Charlie Company, was convicted. Found guilty of killing 22 villagers, he was originally given a life sentence, but only served three and a half years under house arrest. The massacre took place in the hamlets of Mỹ Lai and My Khe of Sơn Mỹ village. The event is also known as the Sơn Mỹ Massacre (Vietnamese: thảm sát Sơn Mỹ) or sometimes as the Song Mỹ Massacre. When the incident became public knowledge in 1969, it Submarines and Submarine Officers. 4 February 1943, Malta. Lieut J M C Fenton, RN, Navigator, P46.State Railways, SJ Personnel, Personnel Traffic Office, K.G. Wallden died 1941-10-07.Vintage photograph. Man in white shirt and Navy cap with awkward facial expression holding binoculars with strap around neck in front of cloud sky backgroundDescendent Of "Father Of The Coast Guard" Enlists At 17: Trains At Manhattan Beach. Coast Guardsman Malcolm A. Yeaton, apprentice seaman, "learns the ropes" at the U. S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, N.Y. He enlisted on his 17th birthday and is training to follow the tradition of a distinguished ancestor, Hopley Yeaton, who was the first commissioned officer of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service and therefore has been called the "Father of the Coast Guard." Yeaton's commission was signed by George Washington in 1791. Young Yeaton's home is at 36 Lombard Terrace, Arlington, Mass.Member of Women Accepted to Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Saluting, Northampton, Massachusetts. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War IIPhoto collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Kebon Selada and Kota Batoe (2nd and 3rd Cion of 4-10 R.I. and 3 grid). Portrait of a female soldier (lieutenant woman help corps). December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesArmy Presidential Flight crew portrait photo. Major William H. Harper, of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.A Marine gunnery sergeant demonstrates the proposed close combat standing ready position for firing a .45-caliber pistol on the pistol range at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Vintage Photograph. Mailman wearing uniform, hat and satchel looking at camera smilingRome Italy may 1951 Vintage close up portrait of a young Italian soldier in navy uniform Nostalgic military conceptDF-SN-85-11914. Country: UnknownGeneral MacArthur interceded and was reported as calling Gamboa an efficient soldier. The Labor Government, however, stood firm. January 01, 1952.Photograph Of Major General O.P. Weyland, Commanding General Of Xix Tactical Air Command, In Cockpit Of A Republic P-47 'Thunderbolt', Taken Soon After His Promotion To Major General. Luxembourg, France.A card sent back home by 'Marie' serving with the Canadian Forces during World War Two. circa 1942Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. Substitute of the women's help corps KNIL. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies021206-M-3031H-026. Country: United States Of America (USA)Delilah - 1945 Version.... Having a haircut in a Waikiki barber shop has quite a few attractions to Coast Guardsmen on liberty - all of which are the feminine barbers who keep the boys in trim. Coast Guardsman Merrill P. Allen, Photographer's Mate second class, of Norfolk, Nebraska, like most service men, takes to this treatment very easily.Generale Douglas Macarthur.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports. Female adjutant knil military medical service. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesValencia, 09/02/2008. Interview with Eugenio Azcárraga, who has a tombstone in the Valley of the Fallen. Photo: Rober Solsona ARCHDC.Digitally restored vector photo of General James Doolittle, an American aviation pioneer and Medal of Honor recipient. He is perhaps most well-known for the Doolittle Raid. His raid was the first attack on the Japanese homeland and it earned him the Medal of Honor.Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasports VII. 1st lieutenant knasc. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesCaptain kite K. Postma, the last commander of 314 Squadron.RADM Harry G. Hamlet, USCG (Ret.).Maurice Rossi - Aviation - France. March 28, 1938.DM-SN-88-08371. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republican authorities. A.K. Gani, minister of prosperity (Kemakmuran) in the Shahrir III cabinet. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East IndiesLieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 July 27, 1958), was an American military aviator. A contentious officer, he was a fierce advocate of fight-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the U.S. Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired in 1937, went to work as an aviation trainer and adviser in China, and commanded the 'Flying Tigers' during World War II, both the volunteer group and the uniformed units that replaced it in 1942.Soldier of the Wehrmacht, boy, looking lost, ca. 1941, exact place unknown, Germany, EuropeAlbert Reidinger, a veteran of World War I, has just received the Victory Medal at a ceremony held on his 90th birthday. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Son Ngoc Minh (1920-1972), also known as Achar Mean, was a Cambodian communist politician. He was the founder of the United Issarak Front. In 1950, he formally declared Cambodia's independence after claiming that the UIF controlled one third of the country. Along with Tou Samouth, Minh founded the Khmer People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) in August 1951.Air Ministry Second World War Official CollectionPassed By Operational Censor.War Comotory at Milno Bay. Grave of Corporal J.A. French, V.C. Corporal French won the first V.C. in the New Guinea Campaign. May 2, 1943. (Photo by Department of Information, Commonwealth of Australia).George Fowler, died 1918 , Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918Guardian of the Far North. This image depicts a bearded Coast Guardsman standing watch on a far-roving Coast Guard Combat cutter.Coast Guard Spycatcher Awarded Legion of Merit. Coast Guardsman John C. Cullen, boatswain's mate first class, of Bayside, Long Island, wears the Legion of Merit award with which he was decorated for sounding the alarm which led to the capture of U-Boat landed Nazi saboteurs on Long Island in June 1942.Malmö shipbuilding historical association has received the album of a son of Nils Holmström.Peter Skanze from the association has in contacts with the Historical Museum's manager Hans-Lennart Ohlsson expressed that the gift .... Malmö Shipping History Association has received the album of a son of Nils Holmström.Peter Skanze from the association has in contacts with the Historical Museum's manager Hans-Lennart Ohlsson expressed that the gift is aimed at the Maritime History Museum, while in the donation letter a "desire to the album ends up at any museum with a focus on our marine heritage".At sea-historical, there is already an extensive collection of photographs from Kockum's MV.Since the images show the warships fit the album better in Marine Museum Karlskrona's gathering area and was therefore added to Marine Museum's collections.Second World War. For billeting. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht with a young RussianDF-SN-85-11911. Country: UnknownMemorial for fallen Yugoslav soliders in Vukovar. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbian people.Lute.Col. Marns R. Smagge (Geb. 1929).Guadarrama (Madrid), August 1936. A young nurse who served in the line of fire, with her dog "Suni", who helped her looking for wounded.Indian prisoner, with a high -ranking title, aboard S/S Queen Wictoria.Lieutenant Colonel Atnafu Abate (1930s ñ 1977). Ethiopian military officer and a leading member of the Derg, the military junta which deposed Emperor Haile Selassie and ruled the country for the next several years.Piston -- Packing Nicaraguan President - Nicaragua's President Anastasio Somoza packed a pistol at his waist earlier this week as he viewed construction at Port Somoza on the Pacific side of the Central American nation. Somoza, a five-star general, learned his soldering with the U.S. Marines. He recently charges Costa Rican President Jose Figures with masterminding a plot to assassinate him. November 12, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).A Pilot Of The First Brazilian Fighter Squadron Pauses In Front Of The Leaning Tower Of Pisa While Sightseeing During His Stay In Italy.Information on Fausto Pattacini Tuning (1917-1997), former fighter and political prisoner in Spain, then partisan andBrigade Commander of 144 ° Garibaldi BrigadeHandsome Smiling Seated Sailor in Uniform c.1948The Allies in the First World War, British Empire, Fijian. Eugene Burnand (d.1921) .Fijian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedCorporal Luva M. (Marion) van Doorne, help redeem aid road leader.Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-140. Hurricane KatrinaA World War II veteran smiles for the camera as he is escorted to a ceremony at the Cabbage Patch Square in Carentan, France on June 3, 2022. The square marks starting point for the battle to liberate Carentan during DDay in World War II. This year, U.S. Army Europe and Africa commemorates the 78th anniversary of DDay, the largest multinational amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners.Digitally restored vector war propaganda poster. This vintage World War Two poster features a smiling Dutch Sailor. It declares - This man is your friend, He fights for freedom.