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GOR007019837Hardback. Very Good. hardcover
CORV-BBP-18830Unknown. Plastic Comb. Very Good. Some wear to covers o/w very good. Oblong comb-bound 11 in x 17. in Resources mapped include Pelagic Fish Reef Fish Invertebrates Sand Dredging Areas Archaeological Sites and more. 67pp. References. B/w and color maps. > Language: English > Size: Oblong Folio > Media/Binding: Comb Bound Unknown unknown
1945ZB1155812NY: United States Army 1945. volume 4 nos. 1-28 complete volume last published each issue in original pictorial paper wrappers with small mailing label well illustrated with halftones cartoons & drawings text tanned minor marginal chipping else good . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. NY: United States Army unknown
59-3225New York: U.S. Army 1944. Two copies of YANK "The Army Weekly" with dates of June 25 1944 and December 1 1944. This was the Army newspaper "by the enlisted men of the U.S. Army" with a two color cover plus many more war-related photos inside. This title was famous for the full page "pin-up girl" photo found near the back. Stories by Private William Saroyan. Label on December issue is addressed to Milton Caniff the famous cartoonist Terry and the Pirates. New York: U.S. Army, 1944. unknown
19442092902138201426Asahishinbunsha 1944. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 227 pages Size: B5 size Number of books: 1 volume Asahishinbunsha paperback
1970KFZZQ100589National Museum of Modern Art 1970. Soft Cover. Fine. KFZZQ100589 National Museum of Modern Art paperback
19452442Bad Wildungen Germany: Tac Echelon HQ 12th Army Group 1945. First Edition. Single Sheet Paper. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. This is an ORIGINAL folded MAP showing the travels of the "Tac Echelon" Headquarters 12th Army Group in WWII through England France Luxenbourg Belgium and Germany from 15 July 1944 through 9 May 1945. On the verso of the map is the description of the "VICTORY IN EUROPE" Dinner Dance presented in honor of General Omar N. Bradley by the Officers of Tac Echelon Headquarters 12th Army Group at the Hotel Furstenhof in Bad Wildungen Germany on 12 May 1945; i.e. 4 days after the Surrender of Germany. The document is SIGNED in ink by General Omar Bradley "O N Bradley". The map measures 11 1/2" x 20" opened and 6 3/4" x 5 1/2" folded.<br /> <br /> One of the MOST REMARKABLE MAPS of WW2 the map was hand-drawn by an artist who signs his name RWD in the print. The document was produced by "Engr. Repro. Det. 12 A Gp." The map shows the various locations of the Headquarters 12th Army Group during its progress in combat in WWII from the "Staging Area" in England to Bad Wildungen Germany. Beverages are described for most of the locations ending in "V-E Specials" for Germany. We believe this map was distributed at the dinner dance celebrating the "Victory in Europe" just 4 days after the War in Europe ended and was signed by General Bradley at the dinner. The 12th Army Group was the largest military formation of the United States in the history of the Country. The 12th Army Group was deactivated shortly afterward on July 12 1945 upon General Bradley’s departure to become Director of the Veterans Administration. <br /> <br /> NOTE: This map will be accompanied by a CERTIFICATE OF PROVENANCE dated and signed by Debbie Chapman Luckinbill certifying that the map was brought home as a souvenir by her aunt the late Helen Chapman who was a member of Red Cross Clubmobile Group C which served in Europe during WW2. Red Cross Clubmobiles were large food trucks which were driven by Red Cross women to troop assembly areas where the women would open up the sides and serve doughnuts coffee and snacks to the fighting men. <br /> <br /> We have not found this map anywhere on the internet or other research. The map is foldedrubbed and lightly soiled from handling but is Very Good or better and now in a 4mil clear mylar protective envelope. Tac Echelon, HQ 12th Army Group unknown
1945214301945. WWII era Women's Army Corps photo archive documenting servicewomen including two African Americansand four partially identified individuals. Creation of the WAC in 1942 marked the first permanent institutional incorporation of women into the U.S. Army placing female personnel into administrative communications intelligence and logistical roles across both domestic bases and overseas commands. One photograph identified on the verso as "Gynnie Polly Corsica '45" provides additional documentation of Black women serving overseas in segregated Army units during the final year of the war.<br /> <br /> Archive of 18 silver gelatin photographs from W.W.II. Photographs measure approximately 3 x 2 inches to 6 x 3.5 inches. The images depict American servicewomen in a range of wartime contexts including official uniform portraits informal snapshots and scenes taken in European cities damaged by combat. Several photographs show women wearing standard WAC dress uniforms with garrison caps and enlisted insignia while others depict personnel wearing British style battledress associated with American administrative units stationed in Europe. One photograph shows three uniformed personnel two women and one man standing at attention before a formal government building likely in Britain. Another image places a uniformed American servicewoman before the gilded equestrian statue of Joan of Arc in Paris a landmark associated with Allied presence in liberated France. Additional photographs depict ruined urban landscapes with bombed churches and collapsed structures suggesting scenes from Germany or France shortly after liberation. A photograph inscribed "Chattanooga Tenn." shows a woman standing in civilian clothing at the entrance of a home indicating a stateside context connected to the servicewoman's life before or after deployment. Another photograph labeled "Ann & Lillie Mother" shows two women standing outside a residence likely relatives of one of the servicewomen. <br /> <br /> Women's military service expanded rapidly during World War II as the War Department created organizations such as the Women's Army Corps and the Navy's WAVES to address labor shortages across the armed forces. Overseas deployments placed WAC personnel in newly liberated European cities and military headquarters throughout the Allied command structure. Light toning minor edge wear and occasional handling marks. Overall very good condition. Although African American women served within segregated units their participation in overseas assignments including Mediterranean theater postings marked a significant shift from earlier military policy which had typically limited Black women's service to domestic assignments within segregated support units. unknown
200868570np.: Periscope Film 2008. 1st ed. thus. As New. lge. octavo. stiff wrappers c.250pp. b/w pls. text ills. Facsimile edition of the 1943 edition Periscope Film unknown
1945229161945. WWII Lt. Colonel Henry L. Hively U.S. Army Air Forces correspondence and war archive 1945 comprising medals letters documents photographs negatives and ephemera including Panama Canal Zone tourist booklet wartime train-journey photo strips through France namely Grenoble and Valence aerial transport photographs and extensive emotional correspondence from Oakland and San Francisco at the end of World War II. Archive includes 4 letters 5 envelopes two foreign currency bills a Panama tour guide a donation certificate six medals and ribbons and over 30 very small photographs. This substantial personal archive documents the long U.S. Army career of Lt. Colonel Henry L. Hively 1915-2010 beginning with his formative early-career service tied to the U.S. Army's border militarization and expeditionary presence in Mexico during the opening decades of the twentieth century when American forces pursued Pancho Villa and asserted federal authority along the U.S.-Mexico border. That experience-rooted in mobile warfare logistics and hemispheric military infrastructure-prefigures the global operational networks that would later define American power during World War II. Hively's career thus bridges early twentieth-century expeditionary service in Mexico with his later World War II service across the European and Pacific theaters and the immediate postwar demobilization period.<br /> The archive is anchored by an extraordinary run of intimate 1945 letters from Hively's girlfriend Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" Rishel a civilian hospital worker at Green's Eye Hospital in San Francisco and later Oakland. Her correspondence chronicles daily life wartime anxiety women's labor Bay Area domestic arrangements and-most critically-the immediate civilian reaction to the atomic bomb and the end of the war. On August 10 1945 Rishel wrote: "I'm so confused over the state of affairs regarding the war and probable termination of it I don't know what to say. Without reservation Hank what's your personal opinion of this atomic bomb Its destructive power absolutely floors me." Only one day later as news of Japan's surrender became imminent she added "Allow me to say 'Happy V-J Day to you.' The war will absolutely be over tomorrow so the radio says. Golly I'm so thrilled I can't even concentrate on anything." These letters provide rare real-time reactions from a young working woman confronting the moral and emotional consequences of nuclear warfare.<br /> <br /> Materially the archive includes Hively's medals-among them a boxed Army of Occupation Medal ribbon bars and a boxed U.S. Air Medal-alongside his wartime photographic portrait labeled "Henry L. Hively 2nd Lt. Sig C." The photographic material consists of mostly very small vernacular silver-gelatin prints about 1' x 1" in rows of about 5 with a few larger images and a few negatives. several stamped on the verso "March 1945" showing Hively with other U.S. soldiers during the final months of the war including soldiers disembarking from U.S. Army aircraft traveling by rail through Europe gathering around Army jeeps and socializing outdoors. One image records a street-level view of a building in Grenoble France situating the archive geographically within southeastern France during the Allied occupation period. Additional prints show European landscapes rivers military encampments and aircraft on runways. Also present is the USO pamphlet Panama in Your Pocket: What to Do Where to Go While on the Isthmus reflecting the Pacific transit network anchored by the Canal Zone alongside foreign currency from France and England and photographic negatives documenting off-duty military life. A later handwritten note identifying "Ret Lt. Col. Henry L. Hively 1915-2010 - 94 yrs old" aligns with his published obituary confirming his long military career and postwar administrative service. The correspondence between Hively and Rishel forms the emotional core of the archive documenting female wartime labor emotional resilience and the uncertainty of demobilization. Rishel's account-"The work here in the hospital is absolutely fascinating. this hospital has been doing an awful lot of experimental work on cornea transplantation"-captures women's medical labor during WWII while her September 21 1945 letter reflects anxiety surrounding separation and discharge: "they have decided to send all eligible officers to their separation centers sometime in the next two months." Together these materials articulate the psychological and social transition from global war to fragile peace. Letters well preserved and legible with expected toning and folds; envelopes present with postmarks and Army Postal Service stamps. Photographs and negatives crisp some very good and a few over exposed. Medals well kept in original boxes with ribbons and devices. Overall very good condition. unknown
0981652697.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1917190211917. WWINational GuardWWII Primary-source archive documenting U.S. Army transportation command operations supporting Allied logistics following the Normandy landings centered on the development of Cherbourg as a critical supply hub. Assembled from the career of Lieutenant Colonel George C. Sullivan the collection spans World War I mobilization through World War II and into postwar reserve service with particular emphasis on mid-twentieth-century military infrastructure and coordination. The archive comprises hundreds of pages of official documents correspondence and service records alongside a substantial photographic component including large-format panoramic rolls depicting assembled training formations and unit organization at scale. Together the materials provide detailed evidence of the administrative and logistical systems that sustained Allied operations in Europe situating individual service within broader frameworks of wartime transportation supply distribution and postwar military restructuring.<br /> <br /> Archive comprises hundreds of pages of military documents dated primarily from the 1940s through the 1950s; three panoramic photographic rolls from World War I service; one photograph album containing 83 photographs from 1917-1918; four loose photographs; and three letters dated 1945-1948. The World War I album depicts training at Fort Sill Oklahoma mounted artillery drills including a three-inch field gun mounted cavalry movement across desert terrain doughboy uniformed infantry and a Peace Parade in Lawton Oklahoma in November 1918. Sullivan's own written service summary records his federal call-up transfers promotion to corporal commissioning and discharge in December 1918. The panoramic rolls measuring approximately 44 to 56 inches in length show large assembled formations at Camp Cody New Mexico and officer training at Camp Taylor Kentucky including the 25th Battery Central Officers Training School. World War II and postwar materials include commendations transfer requests rosters promotion records certificates and administrative correspondence. A 1949 silver gelatin photograph of Headquarters Company 371st Support Group summer training personnel includes a roster naming forty-eight officers among them First Lieutenant Catherine M. Henry documenting the integration of women officers in postwar reserve structures.<br /> <br /> Sullivan's World War II documentation centers on transportation command responsibilities essential to sustaining Allied operations in Normandy and the rapid development of Cherbourg as a logistical hub following D-Day. The archive traces the evolution of the United States Army from early twentieth-century National Guard mobilization to logistics work in World War II. Postwar papers reflect Sullivan's continued reserve duty into the mid-1950s and his civilian engagement in the sale of military surplus goods in Seattle Washington illustrating the reintegration of career officers into postwar commercial life. Documents generally clean and legible with occasional edge wear; panoramic photographs show some cracking but remain intact; photograph album well preserved; loose photographs with light handling wear. Overall very good condition. Extensive archive chronicling four decades of a United States Army officer's career. unknown
1962031907Fort Benning GA: U.S. Army Infantry School 1962. Paper Back. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 99pp.; SC staple-bound w/5-holes&no title on spine; blue w/blk.; slight rub w/sun on edges; cleantight pgs. "This handbook covers the principles of clear logical effective writing. It contains specific information on how to apply these principles to the type of writing required in the preparation of staff papers and an aritlcle for publication." bttm.last pg.reads: "34606 Army-Ft.Benning Ga. 9 Jul 62 5500" rare. <br/> <br/> U.S. Army Infantry School unknown
1993264075PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
194312163Harrisburg PA: Army Air Forces Intelligence School 1943. Very good. Quarto unpaginated about 100pp. illustrated with 83 original tipped-in photographs and an envelope containing 13 more loose and unidentified images laid-in. Housed in the original cardstock clasped folder. Many of the pages have a bottom fold which does not fully open without the potential to tear though all of the contents can be read with some effort. Some pages a touch foxed and a few prints are loosened from their pages and laid-in in the right place. Overall in very good condition. A well-organized and illustrated military textbook for a wartime class on aircraft identification which was probably taught in many places but organized at the US Army Air Force base in Harrisburg. An introductory sheet in perfect bureaucratic fashion placed near the end of this textbook states: "The course in Aircraft Identification consists of ten hours spaced over a period of six weeks." It goes on to list a series of 42 aircraft--American German Italian French and Japanese--which will be easily identified by all successful students by the end of the course. <br /> <br /> The first few dozen pages consist of detailed folding charts with data on dimensions payloads etc. Another section of about 12pp. gives a background on various best practices when trying to identify aircraft as well as some of the principles behind the course. <br /> <br /> The course utilized the "WEFT" system wings engine fuselage tail to help individuals soldiers intelligence agents etc. identify planes in the field from various angles at different heights and in certain contexts. Most of the pages dedicated to individual planes contain two photographs from different angles and with different shading trying to mimic real battlefield conditions under which someone might try to identify an aircraft.<br /> <br /> An unusually engaging wartime military textbook appealing to photography aviation and military collectors alike. Not located in OCLC thus notably absent in the holdings of the Army War College Library which retains most technical manuals and course books. Army Air Forces Intelligence School unknown
1945215781945. AArchive of 64 original black-and-white photographs documenting American military operations and engineering activities in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Photographs measure approximately 4.5" x 3.5" and provide an extensive visual record of one of the most remote and environmentally challenging theaters of the war. The images chronicle the daily work of U.S. Army personnel and Army Engineers stationed across the Aleutian chain where military forces confronted not only the threat of enemy action but also some of the harshest conditions faced by American troops anywhere during the conflict. Soldiers appear throughout the archive wearing cold-weather gear field jackets heavy boots and M1 steel helmets while working patrolling and constructing infrastructure amid windswept volcanic landscapes.<br /> <br /> A significant portion of the collection documents the enormous logistical effort required to sustain military operations in the islands. Engineers are shown surveying terrain operating equipment cutting and processing timber and building facilities essential to maintaining isolated military outposts. Several striking photographs depict large timber-log chutes descending steep hillsides toward the shoreline apparently designed to move heavy equipment and supplies through terrain where conventional transportation proved difficult. Other images record lumber operations construction projects and the continual adaptation of military infrastructure to the rugged environment. The archive also contains numerous panoramic views of the Aleutian landscape itself. Snow-covered mountains barren volcanic ridges isolated coastlines glacial valleys and treeless tundra dominate many photographs illustrating why the campaign became as much a battle against geography and weather as against enemy forces. The Aleutian chain stretching deep into the North Pacific and containing dozens of active and dormant volcanoes represented one of the most isolated regions under American military control during the war.<br /> <br /> Naval and maritime operations are likewise represented. Several photographs show transport and supply vessels anchored offshore or approaching remote coastal installations highlighting the dependence of Aleutian bases upon sea-borne logistics. Military camps consisting of Quonset huts and tent encampments appear throughout the collection while one particularly notable image captures an aircraft flying above a military installation underscoring the importance of aerial reconnaissance and patrol operations in protecting the northern approaches to Alaska. Although often overshadowed by campaigns in Europe and the Central Pacific the Aleutian campaign held considerable strategic importance. Following the Japanese occupation of Attu and Kiska in 1942 American forces undertook a costly effort to secure the islands and maintain control of the northern Pacific. These photographs document the infrastructure manpower and determination required to operate in a theater where extreme weather isolation and difficult terrain shaped every aspect of military life. A substantial and visually compelling archive documenting the engineering logistical and environmental realities of America's northernmost front during World War II. Photographs remain in very good condition with minor surface wear and occasional light creasing. unknown
19447828no place given possibly Fairbanks AK: Northwest Service Command US Army 1944. First Edition. Folded sheet. Very good. Square quarto. 4pp. Folded handbill measuring about 6.5" x 8" 16.5cm x 20cm when folded. In very good condition with an inch-long closed tear at the spine and gentle creasing to extremities. Rare ephemeral document from the wilds of Alaska and Western Canada during World War II. US servicemen in the Army Corps of Engineers along with their Canadian counterparts were enlisted to construct a highway between the Yukon Territory and Fairbanks Alaska in the event of military engagements in Alaska during World War II. This handbill is an excellent primary source which documents how they spent their time outside of their daily work. The "Frosty Follies of 44" was a kind of revue featuring soldiers from the outfit along with some "USO girls." Included on the rear wrap are the full lyrics to "Song of the Highway" which must have been a kind of anthem for those constructing the thing. Highly ephemeral; we note no holdings in OCLC and presume it to be a lone survivor. Great piece of World War II Alaskiana. [Northwest Service Command, US Army] unknown
1945193511945. Witmer Richard L. Caribbean Coastal Artillery officer training archive circa 1940s documents the instructional framework and operational doctrine taught to U.S. Army Coast Artillery officers during World War II with particular emphasis on antiaircraft defense chemical warfare preparedness and logistical coordination in domestic coastal defense. This archive belonged to Captain Richard L. Witmer of York Pennsylvania an officer in the 87th Regiment of the Caribbean Coastal Artillery Command of the US Army during WWII. Its contents include 385 printed and manuscripts pages of notes lessons assignments and documents primarily from Witmer's education in officer academy.Witmer served as an officer in the 87th Regiment of the Caribbean Coastal Artillery Command a unit tasked with protecting Gulf Coast installations against aerial and maritime threats during a period of heightened concern over Axis attack on the continental United States. His notes record formalized military instruction alongside personal synthesis of tactical principles including his definition of tactics as the "Science of placing weapon so as to carry out mission" and his articulation of defensive priorities such as "Make provision to guard against a surprise" and "Take advantage of terrain for all round defense." The archive includes detailed engagement with antiaircraft gunnery where Witmer identifies primary targets as "Bombers Observation planes" and emphasizes the need for "continuous instantaneous and accurate data" and "volume of fire" demonstrating the technical and strategic demands placed on officers responsible for air defense.<br /> <br /> Witmer Richard L. Caribbean Coastal Artillery officer training archive. United States: U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps circa 1940s. Archive comprises approximately 385 pages of manuscript and typed material primarily organized within a ring binder accompanied by three small notebooks and approximately fifteen loose leaves. Contents include notes instructional outlines assignments and technical summaries covering antiaircraft artillery ordnance ballistics supply systems transportation logistics and mess operations. Numerous pages feature hand-drawn diagrams graphs and marginal annotations. Sections devoted to weapons systems describe characteristics of artillery including "40 mm - Easily operated" "37 mm - Accurate fire" "50 cal - Rugged" and "30 cal - Simple & Rapid Min. of men." Additional material addresses chemical warfare including references to mustard gas and Lewisite with Witmer posing operational questions such as "Would the combat efficiency of my men remain high in the event of chemical attack" A formal evaluation included in the archive notes his promotion stating that he "has demonstrated outstanding ability and fitness for promotion by performing the duties of a gun battery officer" citing his leadership of an antiaircraft range section.<br /> <br /> Produced during the expansion of U.S. defensive infrastructure in World War II this archive aligns with the strategic role of the Coast Artillery Corps in safeguarding domestic installations prior to the consolidation of air defense under later Cold War military structures. The detailed instructional content reflects the Army's investment in technical specialization particularly in response to the increasing threat of aerial warfare and the lingering memory of chemical weapons deployment in World War I. Witmer's materials preserve the pedagogical methods used to train officers in integrated defense systems combining mechanical knowledge tactical planning and command responsibility. The subsequent dissolution of the Coast Artillery Corps in 1950 underscores the transitional nature of this material within the evolution of U.S. military organization. Light wear to covers with minor fading internal pages well preserved and legible with occasional handling wear; overall very good condition. unknown
1944185601944. WWIIPhilippine Occupation Harwell Lee W. World War II military archive 1941-1945 recording the service of a North Carolina enlisted artilleryman from prewar mobilization through the American occupation of the Philippines following Japan's surrender. Harwell born in 1918 in Mooresville North Carolina enlisted in April 1941 and trained at Fort Bragg Camp Blanding Camp Shelby and Fort Sill before deployment overseas in August 1944 with the 694th Field Artillery Battalion. His unit participated in operations in New Guinea and the Philippines during the final year of the Pacific campaign. The archive's most historically concentrated materials consist of five letters written in September 1945 from Luzon where Harwell was assigned to guard Japanese prisoners of war north of Baguio in the immediate aftermath of surrender. These letters describe the logistics and atmosphere of POW stockades the movement of captured Japanese naval personnel civilian hostility toward prisoners in recently liberated areas and the conditions of sick and wounded detainees. Writing to his fiancée Louise Harwell records the daily realities of occupation duty including the presence of hundreds of prisoners under armed guard and the tensions surrounding their confinement. A sixth letter was written aboard the U.S.S. General Mitchell as he returned home closing the wartime sequence.<br /> <br /> Archive is comprised of approximately 150 photographs of varying sizes; six autograph letters totaling seventeen pages; and assorted military documents and ephemera 1941-circa 1946. Photographs depict stateside training camps in North Carolina Florida Mississippi and Oklahoma; artillery training operations; camp life; fellow enlisted men; scenes in New Guinea and the Philippines; images of indigenous civilians in the Pacific theater; and a substantial grouping of family photographs likely dating to Harwell's postwar life. Letters retain original folds and were written in ink to his fiancée. Ephemera include military paperwork a shoulder patch a Fort Sill pamphlet an American Red Cross pamphlet and related service materials. Many photographs were removed from a disbound album some trimmed with occasional captions on the verso or on surviving album fragments affixed to images.<br /> <br /> The letters from September 1945 are contemporaneous accounts of the transition from active combat to custodial and occupation responsibilities in the Pacific. Harwell describes passing large groups of surrendered Japanese personnel under military police supervision guarding stockades housing hundreds of prisoners and transporting detainees through Luzon towns where Filipino civilians attempted reprisals. His observations of disease exhaustion and discipline within the camps provide primary testimony to the conditions under which American forces processed surrendering Japanese units at war's end. Together with visual documentation from training through occupation the archive traces the trajectory of a Southern enlisted soldier from prewar expansion to Pacific victory and demobilization. Letters show minor wear and original creasing; photographs exhibit handling wear consistent with album removal some trimmed; documents with expected age toning; overall very good condition. Substantial Pacific Theater service archive centered on POW guard duty in the Philippines during the closing weeks of World War II. unknown
1919008941Washington D.C.: War Department Government Printing Office 1919. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 437 pages with over 100 maps many fold-out photographs charts tables and plans. Near Fine cloth a bit dulled bottom edge of rear cover with paint smudges. With RARE errata slip laid in. Uncommon in such lovely collectible condition. War Department, Government Printing Office Hardcover
B9781288235247Paperback / softback. New. paperback
38044501San Antonio ca 1942-1943. Single black and white photograph large size:12.5 x 17.6 cm. very clear no fading excellent image Pfeil poses with a large smile in his dress uniform wearing his new Pilot Wings. RARE ORIGINAL GRADUATION PHOTO . . . EARLY WORLD WAR II AVIATION CADET TRAINING . . . FIGHTER PILOT GRADUATION PHOTOGRAPH OF EDWARD F. PFEIL Jr. . . . USAACTC DUNCAN FIELD SAN ANTONIO TEXAS CA. 1942-1943 . . This is a an original early 1940's photograph of a very happy young officer Army Air Force fighter pilot E.F. PFEIL Jr. He graduated from the The U.S. Army Air Corps Training Center USAACTC San Antonio Texas. . He wears his dress U.S. Army Air Force uniform sporting his new gold aviator's wings. He happily smiles for the camera. . Pilots like Pfeil were immediately pressed into air combat duty in Asia fighting the Japanese. . There are several pencil notes on the verso back including: "Edward F. Pfeil San Antonio Texas." With: "Duncan Field Aviation Cadet Training Center USAAF 1942-1943 USAACTC." . Color photos are posted to our webstie. . CONDITION: . This is an original period photograph excellent strong image no fading. There is small chip on the right & lower left margins which do not affect the photograph at all. By and large a very fine example. . REFERENCE: . www.fold3.com/page/84900529-edward-f-pfeil-jr/stories en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Aviation_Cadet_Training_Progra m_USAAF . . unknown
38043601Kunming 192-1944. A black & white photograph very clean & excellent image no fading sheet size: 6.5 x 10.2 cm.image size: 5.4 x 5.4 cm. glossy paper strong image. VERY RARE ORIGINAL PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH . . . . A VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1942-1944 PHOTOGRAPH . . . SHOWING AN AMERICAN TECHNICAL SERGEANT TRAINING . . . CHINESE AIR FORCE MECHANICS . . . ON CURTISS P-40 TOMAHAWK PROPELLER MAINTENANCE . . The "A.V.G." "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" later well known as the "FLYING TIGERS" were created and commanded by Major General Clarie L. Chennault headquarters in Kunming Yunnan China. . The "A.V.G." and "FLYING TIGERS" were part of the "C.B.I." "CHINA BURMA & INDIA" theater of World War 2 in Asia. Their personnel in the early years was limited to 300 volunteers. Aircraft maintenance was critical and American mechanics were less than what was needed. . Chennault requested of Mme. and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek the assistance of Chinese Air Force mechanics to service the CURTISS P-40 TOMAHAWK fighter plane used to prosecute the air war against the Japanese air force. . To that end Chinese mechanics came to Kunming for training and aircraft service assistance. Under Chennault the GSS GENERAL STAFF SCHOOL a training course designed for Chinese Air Force mechanics was undertaken. . This photograph is a very rare original example of an American technical sergeant training five Chinese mechanics. They are under a make-shift roof against the barracks at the Kunming airport headquarters of the "FLYING TIGERS." . This exact brick structure appears in several other period photographs of this and other similar buildings used to house and feed Army Air Force personnel. A Chinese officer at the immediate far right looks on as the class progresses. . The technical sergeant holds a P-40 propeller part with other related parts and tools on the training table. There is another aircraft part resting on the floor near the table leg. . In the background tacked to the brick wall is a training chart showing a blow-up of other P-40 parts. . The five Chinese Air Force students wear khaki shirt shorts with a name tag on each. Most wear wrist watches a symbol of some affluence during the sparse years of the 1937 Sino-Japanese war. They wear no rank or other identifying military badges. . CONDITION: The photograph is very clean with excellent focus and registry no fading or other blemishes on glossy paper. . RARITY: Photographs of American soldiers training Chinese soldiers are RARE. This excellent example shows the actual process of the training class. . REFERENCES: . PISTOLE Larry M.: PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE FLYING TIGERS. JOHNSON Wayne G. et al.: CHENNAULT'S FLYING TIGERS: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group The Original Flying Tigers China Air Task Force 14th Air Force 1941-1945. . . unknown
38043401Kunming circa 1943-1944. Large glossy photograph of U.S.A. A.F. "FLYING TIGERS" at chow in Kunming 19.4 x 24 cm. with red grease pencil:"CHOW DELUXE" in lower left corner shows U.S. personnel in the chow hall. ORIGINAL PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH . . . . A RARE ORIGINAL 1942-1944 ERA BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH . . . SHOWS "FLYING TIGER" PERSONNEL AT CHOW . . . IN KUNMING YUNNAN CHINA . The "A.V.G." AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" later known as the famous "FLYING TIGERS" were conceived of and commanded by Major General Claire L. Chennault. This group was part of the "C.B.I." 'CHINA BURMA & INDIA' theater of World War 2 in Asia. . After July 1942 the command was renamed the Tenth Army Air Force A.A.F. Their headquarters were in Kunming Yunnan province western China. . The Kunming chow hall was basic: with Chinese-made rough wood tables chairs porcelain covered tin plates with many dings and broken edges per the photograph and U.S. Army utensils. . The superb and early photograph shows several "FLYING TIGERS" at chow. The food was simple but plentiful: local fried chicken rice bread brown & white walnuts green vegetables peanuts bananas grapes apples salt pepper & rice gruel soup. This "Chow Deluxe" was a later development in Kunming after the barracks and mess hall were built by the Chinese. . The personnel wear the typical "U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE" gold wings against a blue back ground round right-shoulder patch. On the left shoulder is the "C.B.I." unit patch in blue white & red. See photos posted to our website especially for the soldier in illus01.jpg who wears the above two patches. . Several personnel wear olive drab shirt and trousers khaki shirt and trousers and officer's khaki tunics. Mechanics clerks aircraft maintenance and other support people populate the mess hall. . Seldom found genuine original period photographs of the "FLYING TIGERS" are RARE. This example appears to be a newspaper press photograph typically they used red grease pencil to highlight titles subjects or important images for pre-publication emphasis by editors. . . unknown
1943215491943. Photo archive documents the experiences of African American and white soldiers during and after World War II with a particular focus on the postwar occupation of Japan and the Philippines. African American and white United States Army soldiers in occupied Japan and the Philippines appear throughout this World War II and immediate postwar photograph archive of 16 original photographs documenting the military presence established in Asia following Japan's surrender in 1945. United States occupation forces entered Japan under the authority of the Allied command led by Douglas MacArthur overseeing demilitarization economic stabilization and reconstruction of Japanese infrastructure. The photographs document American servicemen returning from deployment in the Pacific and participating in the early occupation environment including logistical operations military transport and everyday life among U.S. troops stationed abroad. Several images specifically depict African American soldiers providing visual evidence of Black military service during a transitional moment when the U.S. armed forces remained segregated yet were increasingly dependent on specialized technical personnel and logistical units supporting large occupation forces across Asia.<br /> <br /> Archive of 16 items consisting of 15 black and white silver gelatin photographs and one language manual documenting American military personnel in Japan the Philippines and the United States during and immediately after World War II. Photographs range in size from approximately 3.5 x 2 inches to 10 x 8 inches and include formal portraits group images of soldiers disembarking from a military transport ship in San Francisco after returning from Asia scenes of military activity in Japan and documentation of damaged wartime infrastructure. One portrait shows an African American soldier in full uniform wearing a shoulder patch for the Japan Logistical Command a unit responsible for supply distribution transportation networks and infrastructure support for American occupation forces in Japan. Another photograph depicts an African American soldier with technician rank insignia on his sleeve chevron indicating a specialized technical role within the Army's wartime ranking system. Informal photographs provide glimpses of daily life including a soldier seated in a rickshaw with an inscription on the reverse reading "This is what is used for a taxi over here it's called a RICKSHAW. The guy in the seat is sometimes called a sgt. when they can think of nothing worse Ha Ha." Another image captures soldiers gathered outside a military barracks while a photograph captioned "Shadow of C-54 falls upon Sons of the Rising Sun on arrival at Ie Shima 20 August 1945 enroute to Manila" records the arrival of a U.S. transport aircraft shortly after the end of the Pacific war.<br /> <br /> Japanese: A Guide to the Spoken Language. Washington: War Department 1943. Issued to American military personnel preparing for operations in the Pacific the manual reflects the practical linguistic training provided to soldiers expected to interact with Japanese civilians and local labor forces during military operations and the occupation period. The guide includes phonetic instruction and dialogues designed for rapid language acquisition. One instructional passage advises soldiers: "To learn to imitate the sounds of Japanese you should listen to the records at least six or seven times. The English will be given first followed by the Japanese. Then repeat the Japanese out loud and say it good and loud. Remember! Repeat every Japanese phrase right after you hear it." Illustrated dialogue exercises show soldiers asking for directions in Japanese while another voice interjects "Hey! Anybody here speak any English" The photographs and language manual together illustrate everyday realities of U.S. military life in Asia during the transition from wartime operations to occupation governance following Japan's surrender. Photographs exhibit minor edge wear and light creasing consistent with period handling. The language guide shows moderate handling wear with slight staining and creased pages but remains fully legible. Overall condition very good. unknown
