chaplins were often in charge of morale for their units, so the singing, reel for flim card games etc makes perfect sense. the tunic is an infantry (ie crossed rifles) 2nd lieutenant of "the replacement and school command" to supervise the operation of the schools and re[placement training centers"
The shoulder patch is Forces Command or FORSCOM. This is a group of small units that don't fit neatly into divisions and regiments. Typically small specialized units.
How freakin cool is that?!? What a treasure to have that land in your hands. Much respect. Too bad some of the photos were damaged but I bet they still brought back a few memories. Thank you for sharing that.
Infantry Officer (Crossed Rifles) US (Brass Army used) Repo-Depot patch on the left arm (So he looking for a home there, or on the way out, or works at an Army, Soldier Depot I guess. I see no Prior Unit or/ Battle unit patch on the shoulder on the right sleeve. No service stripes on the left cuff( for # enlisments) nor battle bars on the right cuff,, not that here did not serve overseas? sometimes these items took a while to get added, or for some reason or another, he likely earned 3-4-5 ribbons during his service as well, thanks for sharing, that's my 2 cents of what his service jacket shows me. Thank You for sharing.
You should see my Uncles trunk from Germany. He ran a death camp for many years. SS officer and I have all of his stuff. I keep it locked away since people either loath it or they try to steal it. I have been looking for a good museum where they will display it for ever and many museums sell donated items to cover expenses and I do not think the stuff I have should ever be sold.
That's amazing ! I have always been interested in WW2 history. Did you find any Daggers ? They had the best weapons and Beautiful Dagger that were for looks . I know what you mean about people going crazy when they encounter any thing like what you have . I think it's a knee jerk reaction in a lot of cases . Good luck with truck.
The patch is for US Army Ground Forces, see below. As to the riding breeches: As a WWII reenactor and cavalryman, I'd be asking when did your father enter the service? There was a time when all Army officers rode horses. This pretty well had dropped off once WWII got going.
Notice the plastic bags, somebody has already been through that footlocker, so the film from the reel is somewhere else, probably converted to a more modern form.
chaplins were often in charge of morale for their units, so the singing, reel for flim card games etc makes perfect sense.
the tunic is an infantry (ie crossed rifles) 2nd lieutenant of "the replacement and school command" to supervise the operation of the schools and re[placement training centers"
Such an incredible story! So glad so got her dads trunk..
The shoulder patch is Forces Command or FORSCOM. This is a group of small units that don't fit neatly into divisions and regiments. Typically small specialized units.
How freakin cool is that?!? What a treasure to have that land in your hands. Much respect. Too bad some of the photos were damaged but I bet they still brought back a few memories. Thank you for sharing that.
Infantry Officer (Crossed Rifles) US (Brass Army used) Repo-Depot patch on the left arm (So he looking for a home there, or on the way out, or works at an Army, Soldier Depot I guess. I see no Prior Unit or/ Battle unit patch on the shoulder on the right sleeve. No service stripes on the left cuff( for # enlisments) nor battle bars on the right cuff,, not that here did not serve overseas? sometimes these items took a while to get added, or for some reason or another, he likely earned 3-4-5 ribbons during his service as well, thanks for sharing, that's my 2 cents of what his service jacket shows me. Thank You for sharing.
Thanks for the detailed analysis, I'm glad you found the video interesting!
According to the uniform it was the second lieutenant in the Infantry
Yep. Infantry is crossed rifles on both lapels. Chaplains Corps would have one of them replaced by a cross or star of david.
@@garrickstangle5996 both wouldve been crosses.
wow, who cuts out the face of someone from a picture?
Probably someone who wanted to carry with them a very dear memento. Well I can think of another scenario,but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
You should see my Uncles trunk from Germany. He ran a death camp for many years. SS officer and I have all of his stuff. I keep it locked away since people either loath it or they try to steal it. I have been looking for a good museum where they will display it for ever and many museums sell donated items to cover expenses and I do not think the stuff I have should ever be sold.
That's amazing ! I have always been interested in WW2 history. Did you find any Daggers ? They had the best weapons and Beautiful Dagger that were for looks . I know what you mean about people going crazy when they encounter any thing like what you have . I think it's a knee jerk reaction in a lot of cases .
Good luck with truck.
Good luck with your search!
I would get a hold of Eric Dorr at the Gettysburg museum of history. Great guy that's what I would do. He would love to talk to you.
Very cool!
The patch is for US Army Ground Forces, see below. As to the riding breeches: As a WWII reenactor and cavalryman, I'd be asking when did your father enter the service? There was a time when all Army officers rode horses. This pretty well had dropped off once WWII got going.
all soldiers wore them during ww1 an into the early 30s. some officers retained wearing them because they liked the style.
Notice the plastic bags, somebody has already been through that footlocker, so the film from the reel is somewhere else, probably converted to a more modern form.
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can she make any more assumptions? she desperately wants to know it all and knows little to nothing, and seems to claim her assumptions as fact...