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Official U.S. Navy glass recognition training slide of a U.S. Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber airplane, taken on January 1, 1945 (Slide No. M 4260) [Slide produced by: Three Dimension Company, Chicago, Illinois].
From U.S. Navy Recognition Training Slides, WWII 143, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Official U.S. Navy glass recognition training slide of nine U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless scout and dive bomber airplanes in formation, taken on June 25, 1943 (Slide No. M 146A) [Slide produced by: Three Dimension Company, Chicago, Illinois].
From U.S. Navy Recognition Training Slides, WWII 143, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Photograph of 2nd Lt. Charles M. Allen Jr. of Mount Gilead, N.C., facing away from the camera, shown standing on the roof of an unidentified old building taking a photograph of the surrounding countryside [believed taken in England] while he was serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II [1940s].
From Charles M. Allen Jr. Papers, WWII 141, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Official U.S. Navy glass recognition training slide of a U.S. Army Air Forces Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter airplane, taken on June 30, 1943 (Slide No. M 270A) [Slide produced by: Three Dimension Company, Chicago, Illinois].
From U.S. Navy Recognition Training Slides, WWII 143, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
WWII Museum in the remains of the bunkers of the "Atlantikwall" build by the German forces during WWII.
Camera: Fed-3B, Industar-61. Film: Rollei Retro 100, developed in Caffenol C.
A reconstruction of what might be on the bedside table of a typical schoolboy during WWII. This is part of the excellent WWII exhibition at Walford Mill in Wimborne, Dorset, UK which features several reconstructed interiors of the period. The exhibition concentrates on the relationships between locals and black GIs when they were stationed here - it is really worth a visit if you are in the area.
Official U.S. Navy glass recognition training slide of a U.S. Navy Curtiss SO3C Seamew scout seaplane, taken during World War II (Slide No. M 599A) [Slide produced by: Three Dimension Company, Chicago, Illinois].
From U.S. Navy Recognition Training Slides, WWII 143, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
An assortment of British medium and heavy artillery shells from WWII. On display at the Oorlogsmuseum, Overloon in The Netherlands.
From William C. Cutts Papers, WWII 112, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Blurry photograph of two unidentified U.S. Army soldiers riding and standing next to two Army horses in an unidentified wooded area at an unidentified military installation [believed to be the Field Artillery Replacement Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma] during a training exercise believed to be between January and May 1943 during World War II. Photograph taken or collected by U.S. Army serviceman Everette H. Jones of Raleigh, NC [circa 1943].
From Everette H. Jones Papers, WWII 259, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
Snapshot of U.S. Army soldiers T. Williams of Kentucky (second from right), a friend of Arthur W. Matthews Jr., sitting down posing with three German children who stayed around the schoolhouse used as barracks by Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, in Deggendorf, Germany, in June 1945. Matthews Jr. and Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, had the job of building barracks to house displaced peoples in Germany while in Deggendorf (June 1945).
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of people clearing the lee at the Red Cross in Nuremberg, Germany, for skiing, taken on November 18, 1945. Photograph taken while Arthur W. Matthews Jr. and Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, were stationed in Nuremberg to repair buildings and homes for use by officials during the Nuremberg Trials (November 18, 1945) [German spelling of city “Nürnberg” on back of photograph].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
On April 22nd, I had the opportunity to participate in a sunrise shoot at the CAF WWII Heritage Days in Peachtree City, GA. Alas, the sun never showed up, but the clouds still made for a good show.
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Captured by my father with his Leica 35mm Elmar lens on Panatomic-X film of fellow United States Army Air Force troop members with and without clothing having fun at a beach.
Modeling an authentic WWII WAC Uniform. More about my retro/historical photography: vintagereveries.com/series/carondelet-historical-society-...
Built in 1941 for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's #10 Service Flying Training School at Dauphin Manitoba Canada. This hanger is now used a storage facility.
From William C. Cutts Papers, WWII 112, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
From William C. Cutts Papers, WWII 112, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Small photograph of U.S. Army Capt. Neal posing with an Army truck that was part of the first convoy on the Ledo Road between India and China in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater during World War II. Neal did not travel on the convoy, however. Neal had served in the European Theater with Lt. Robert J. Pleasants of Cary, NC [circa 1940s].
From Robert J. Pleasants Papers, WWII 73, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
From William C. Cutts Papers, WWII 112, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of Arthur W. Matthews Jr., wearing his U.S. Army uniform, sitting on a cot next to Army trucks at the overnight camp for Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, at Aschaffenburg, Germany, on June 22, 1945. The photograph was taken on the first day of his company’s move to Belgium from Deggendorf, Germany (June 22, 1945).
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Blurred snapshot of boats on the Scheldt River in Antwerp, Belgium, during World War II. An American flag is seen flying on one of the boats. Photograph taken or collected by William L. Flournoy while he was stationed there with the 280th Port Company, U.S. Army (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.