This is a Rare 1920’s Real Studio Photograph of Lt James “JImmy” Doolittle In original Wooden Frame. This photograph has been certified to be original. The frame shows some wear, but is original as well. The Photography studio was located in Rockville, IL. The photo measures 10″ X 13″ and Framed 12 1/2 X 16 1/2. This would make a great addition to any military collection.
Very clear there is some wear so check the photos. They are part of the description and show condition.
US Navy Airship Shenandoah ZR-1 Zeppelin Lambert Field 1923 Real Photo 7 READ. This is a real photo of US Navy Airship ZR-1 Shenandoah at Lambert Field (Missouri) 1923 that measures 7 1/4″ x 4 1/4″. The back has writing, One of the Navy’s Great Zeppelins… Believe this to be ZR-1 Shenandoah ZR-1 at Lambert Field 1923. 1925 due to structural failure while in line squalls in Caldwell, Ohio killing half the crew (14 men). It made first crossing of North America by airship. It’s length was 680 ft and height 93 feet 2. It was helium filled and when it crashed it broke in two. This is a RARE real photo of a Zeppelin that was only around a couple years. Look closely at building in background which help id Lambert Field and also see the tents out there. The quality of photo is great. I assume this was taken by Navy in plane and not a snapshot due to height and view…. And this was 1923! My photos are of the actual item you are getting. See our store for other interesting Zeppelin photo of US Army TC-5 Airship at Scott Field 1933. Book packages less than 5oz will be sent First Class. Items must be sent back within 5 days after return request. You may qualify for a cheaper rate. Thank you for looking.
Some have notes on back. Please see pictures for condition.
This is a US sailor’s photo album with 109 real photo postcards. The first 2 photos are of Captain F. Naile and the USS Pyro. I learned that a Frederick Raymond Naile served on the USS Pyro from 1922 until 1924. The postcards all have the Azo stampbox on the back which dates from 1918 to 1930. A few of the photos have brief descriptions written under them, and some have handwritten titles that are part of the photo. There is no name for the sailor who compiled the album or details of his service. Some of the cards may have been commercially published, but many looks like they were made from original photos taken by the sailor. There are also 2 cards from Alcatraz, one of the Philadelphia Naval Yard, the Chapel at West Point and an observation balloon. I’ve taken out of the album and listed separately album pages with photos of the 1923 Honda Point California disaster where 7 Navy destroyers were wrecked and some photos and rppc’s of San Diego. She was decommissioned in 1924 and recommissioned in 1939 – she was one of the ships which survived the attack at Pearl Harbor. There are 2 other photos identified by the sailor as taken on the Pyro – one of the deck, and a very faded photo of the 2 dog mascots. The Panama Canal cards include the Gatun Locks, Emergency Locks, Pedro Miguel, Miraflores Gates, Culebra Cut and the Pacific entrance. Other Panama cards include the Taboga Island, Pearl Islands, El Vigia Village, ruins left by pirate Henry Morgan in 1671, Canal Administration building, hospital and the Leper Colony. I’m not sure if the sailor was stationed in Panama or if he just went through the canal going from the West to East Coast. The cards vary in quality – some are very sharp and clear, a few are blurry, and others very pale. The black paper tabs have stuck to the cards. I was able to remove them from several cards that I took out of the album, but it’s a tedious job that left slight traces of black behind. Several of the cards are apart from the page. The item “1920’s US Sailor’s Photo Album 109 Real Photo PC’s Panama Canal, Hawaii, Ships” is in sale since Saturday, March 23, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “forestseeker” and is located in Advance, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
37JI USN REPRO JACKET. By The Real McCoy’s. Size Japan 42 = US Size 40. Slim fit USN 1930s repro jacket by the Real McCoy’s (Joe McCoy / 8Hour Union). The best repro on the market. Tagged size 42 but fits like 40 for the caucasian male. Not for beer bellys so PLEASE check measurements. Real color is like light green / khaki. Pics 1 and 2 are generic but detail pics are of the real jacket. Kind’a like pre B-10 jackets. Armpit to armpit : 51 cm / 20. Waist (above knits) : 49 cm / 19.25. Shoulders : 46 cm / 18.15. Back length (from bottom of collar to end of knits) : 65 cm / 25.5. Sleeves (including knits) : 69 cm / 27.15. Just need a bit of ironing. Will pack with great care. Have no worries about. A-1 Jacket, A-2 Jacket, ANJ-1 Jacket, B-10 Jacket, B-15 Jacket, G-1 Jacket, Boondockers, Flying Tigers, Jump boots, Munson boots, Paratroopers, Service shoes Type I, USAAF, US Army; US Marine Corps.. The item “#11 Real McCoy’s 37J1 Zielinski Jacket S 42 (M) 1930s US Navy A-1″ is in sale since Thursday, July 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Men’s Clothing\Coats & Jackets”. The seller is “fatalitas!” and is located in Aubigny la Ronce. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Model: 37J1
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
- Style: Bomber
- Sub-Style: 37J1 Jacket
- Material: Cotton
- Type: Jacket
- Color: Khaki
- Size (Men’s): 42
- Closure: Zipper
- Brand: The Real McCoy’s
- Lining: Not Applicable
- Warmth: Midweight
- Size Type: Slim Fit
102nd Observation Squadron badge! ULTRA RARE, the REAL DEAL! 1920’s era highly sought after early aviation squadron insignia pin made in sterling silver by Dieges & Clust. Correct back pin alignment. Came from the collection of a noted collector and OMSA (winner will get this info). Original ones of these are very rare and don’t come out of collections often, don’t miss your chance for this one it could be years before another one is available. History: The 102nd Observation Squadron organized on March 22, 1921 under the command of Maj. Littauer as the 102nd Squadron, 27th Division Air service, New York National Guard. The unit was redesigned the 102nd Observation Squadron on January 23, 1923. This squadron can trace its history back to a group formed by aviation enthusiasts in the NY National Guard in April 1908. They became the 1st Aero Company on November 1,1915 and became the first National Guard unit in aviation and to be pressed into federal service on July 13, 1916 for use in the Mexican Punitive Expedition. When the United States entered World War I, all National Guard aviation units were dissolved. New York’s 1st Aero Company was no different and it was disbanded on May 23, 1917. The founder of the unit, Captain Raynall Cawthorne Bolling and almost all of the members of the unit left the National Guard to join the Army Signal Corps Reserve and in May 1917 founded the 1st Aero Reserve squadron. That unit was sent to France in August 1917 and designated 26th Aero Squadron. Its personnel and aircraft formed the basis for an aviation school and maintenance unit. After the war, a group of veteran pilots initiated the formation of an Aero Club, which became the 102nd. Keywords: Army Air Corps, Air Force, aviation, aero, acts, ace, rattlesnake, group, WW1, World War I, WWI, WWII, militaria, military, flying. The item “102nd Observation Squadron 1920’s badge! ULTRA RARE, the REAL DEAL” is in sale since Saturday, May 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “cedarstone” and is located in Wetumpka, Alabama. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
HERE IS A SUPER RARE NUMBERED M. NO 1069, US MARINE CORP ORIGINAL ISSUED YANGTZE SERVICE MEDAL There where very few of these awarded to Marines. It has the old clasp and ribbon and did not glow. Medal is in good shape for almost a 100 years old. Please look over and ask questions as we know this is a rare and valuable piece for any collector to have. Some folks just don’t appreciate history and preserving it for us collectors. With what little research I could do, all I could find was one m. 1052 was issued to a marine corp Colonel on who served on the USS HENDERSON AIRCRAFT SQUADRON in 1927. A list of the marines in the squadron would most likely help getting closer to the Marines name. Some more digging should come up with him. Expeditionary Detachment, Aircraft Squadrons, Third Brigade United States Marines, who were on board the USS Henderson at Shanghai, China, from 23 June 1927 to 27 June 1927. Yangtze Service Medal To commemorate the services performed by the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps during the operations in the valley of the Yangtze River, China, in 1926 and 1927, and 1930 and 1932, a medal to be known as the “Yangtze Service Medal” will be issued to the officers and enlisted men who participated in those operations. The period for which these medals will be issued is from 3 September 1926 to 21 October 1927, and from 1 March 1930 to 31 December 1932, and any officer or enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps who served on shore at Shanghai or in the valley of the Yangtze River, China, with a landing force during these periods or part of such periods is entitled to this medal, as are the officers and enlisted men who were attached to the vessels mentioned in the following list between the dates appearing beside and below each vessel. No officer or enlisted man is entitled to more than one such medal. Navy Department General Order No. 205 of 28 April 1930; Source: 1953 U. The item “RARE USMC MARINES YANGTZE SERVICE MEDAL NUMBERED Pre WW2 era Real Deal” is in sale since Thursday, March 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “iowa18462010″ and is located in Slater, Iowa. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Brunei darussalam, Iceland, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Uruguay.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
APPROXIMATELY 11 INCHES TO 7. 5 INCHES IN SIZE. Upper left corner tip chipped , otherwise a clean item. SORRY FOR THE FLASH LIGHT REFLECTIONS and sorry for our poor camera. The photo is very sharp and clear. Please do see the pics for the text on the reverse side. The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces. Doughboys Marching Through Siberia. It was a war few Americans knew about then or now. Orchestrated behind closed doors, inspired by panic, and plagued by futility, America’s military intervention in Siberia during the First World War continued long after the Armistice sent the doughboys in France home. President Woodrow Wilson considered the order to send American troops to Siberia, a region besieged by civil war, lawlessness, and murder, one of the most difficult decisions of his presidency. Despite Russia’s separate peace treaty with Germany ending the war on the Eastern Front early in 1918, Wilson hesitated to get involved in Russia’s civil war even at the Allies insistence. By Summer 1918 things changed. The mounting Japanese occupation of Siberia threatened American business interests in the East. Piles of Allied military goods amassing to over 600,000 tons of war materials laid vulnerable around the crowded city. [1] The plight of the stranded Czech Legion vulnerable to the merciless Red Army gave Wilson a much needed moral foundation for intervention. Intervention, Wilson realized, could be used later to pressure the Allies into adopting his ideas for a League of Nations. Alone at his typewriter, Wilson outlined America’s intentions in sending troops to Siberia in a seven-page document titled, Aide Memoire. It was distributed to the Allies July 17, 1918. [2] Based on complete neutrality in Russian politics and territorial integrity, it contained more diplomatic hypotheses than decisive military strategies. It was the only directive given to the commander of America’s military in Siberia. Forces in Siberia, the War Department turned to Major General William S. Graves, an intelligent and experienced officer training Eighth Division recruits at Camp Fremont, California for duty in France. On August 2, 1918, Graves received a mysterious message from the War Department ordering him to take the first train directly to Kansas City. [3] At the train station, Secretary of State, Newton D. Baker handed Graves an unsigned copy of the Aide Memoire: This is the policy of the United States in Russia which you are to follow. Watch your step; you will be walking on eggs loaded with dynamite. [4] Graves was now Commander of the AEF, Siberia. The first American troops, 1,590 from the Twenty-Seventh Infantry Regiment, arrived in Vladivostok to a cheering crowd of White Russians on August 16, 1918 followed by 1,421 troops from the Thirty-First Infantry Regiment on August 21. [5] Under the temporary command of Colonel Henry D. Styer, they disembarked into a city buried in the depths of anarchy, collapse, and ruin. Streets were littered with debris. A rancid stench filled the air. Local leaders battled for control. Without orders, Styer and his men waited for Graves to arrive and wondered why they were in this godforsaken place. In the meantime, Colonel Styer agreed to send a regiment from the 27th Infantry to accompany a Japanese division on a reconnaissance operation along the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Japanese told Styer that 15,000 German and Austrian prisoners of war and Bolsheviks headquartered in the Ussuri Valley threatened Vladivostok. [6] Despite the frigid temperatures and difficult ground, the regiment marched over 1,000 miles in pursuit of the retreating Bolsheviks resulting in the capture of Blagoveschensk. [7] The Russians, impressed with American drive, nicknamed the 27th Infantry, the “Wolfhounds”. Major General Graves arrived at Vladivostok on September 1, 1918 with 5,000 Eighth Division troops. Finding no threat to the city, he ordered the troops back to their garrison. Graves had hoped to avoid situations like the Ussuri Campaign, and interpreted from the Aide Memoire that U. Troops were not here to fight Russia or any group or faction in Russia. [8] A strict policy of neutrality was immediately announced to the troops. Bolsheviks and White Russians would be treated equally. By the time Graves arrived in Siberia, circumstances had changed. The Czech Legion no longer needed rescuing. The Japanese had 72,000 troops spread all over the region. [9] The search for German and Austria-Hungarian prisoners of war was unnecessary as they willingly turned themselves in preferring American rations and humane treatment to freedom. With little else do to, American troops patrolled and guarded the city. The Armistice in November 1918 ending the conflict in Europe gave Graves and most American soldiers in Siberia hopes of returning home. Instead, four American companies settled with the first snows of winter 300 miles south in Spasskoe. [10] While Congress questioned the intervention, Wilson found new excuses for the troops to stay. In Formation in the Snow. American troops survived a dismal winter. Temperatures frequently dropped to below sixty degrees. Frostbite was common and in some cases led to amputation. The Chief Surgeon noted that “practically” no sanitary conditions existed. [11] Drinking at the popular vodka houses and engaging prostitutes became the most popular pastimes for many bored and lonely doughboys needing an escape from the harsh conditions. By Spring 1919, the 27th Infantry found themselves divided between the Trans-Baikal region and Habarovsk on the Amur River; while detachments of the 31st Infantry were distributed along the railroad from Vladivostok to the Suchan Valley. [12] In March, the need to transport military supplies and maintain communications for the White Russians produced the Inter-Allied Railway Agreement which divided the 6,000 mile-long Trans-Siberian Railway into sectors. [13] Allied military detachments would protect their sectors from guerilla attacks and keep the railway and lines of communication open. Graves immediately issued orders to his troops: Our aim is to be of real assistance to all Russians in protecting necessary traffic movements within the sectors on the railroad assigned to us… All will be equally benefited, and all will be treated alike by our forces… [14] However, the railway was the main artery of White Russian forces and American detachments soon discovered that Russians along the Trans-Siberian Railway sympathized with the Bolsheviks. At the village of Sviyangino, Bolshevik Partisans frequently wrecked havoc with the tracks and telegraph poles. As one soldier noted, “Almost daily we had been called to repair destroyed stretches [of track]”. [15] At Novitskaya, a Partisan ambush led to the deaths of five American soldiers. [16] Partisan duplicity disturbed most Americans. Cossack guerilla bands plagued American detachments along the railroad. Cossack warlords such as Semenov and Kalmikov were pathological murderers who tortured, raped, and decapitated innocent Siberians. Nick Hochee of the 27th Infantry later recalled Kalmikov: His cutthroat Cossack Army was one of the most ruthless, cruel, inhuman animals of that time. [17] Graves and American officers constantly received pleas from local Russians for protection against the Cossacks. American soldiers also became the targets of Cossack terror. Colonel Styer informed Graves in February 1919: [Kalmikov’s] power of life and death has been so indiscriminately used as to create a reign of terror, and the life of no solider or civilian is safe. [18] At Posolskaya, Cossocks commanded by Semenov opened fire with machine guns from their armored train into a boxcar of sleeping doughboys. At Habarovsk, Kalmikov’s men killed an American Signal Corpsman working on a telegraph pole. The Japanese financed many Cossack guerillas and condoned similar violence against the Russian people. Outnumbering Americans 10 to 1, they masked terror as anti-Bolshevism. [19] The last thing many innocent people witnessed was the blade of a Japanese sword toward their throat. Bitter relations between American and Japanese officers resulted in March 1919 when Graves refused to participate in their counterattack against a group of Partisans who had killed 247 Japanese soldiers. [20] Graves replied that the Japanese probably deserved it. Graves had other difficult matters to attend. A miner’s strike instigated by the Red Army in the Suchan Valley immobilized coal production needed by the railroad. The American detachment sent to the Suchan Mines had to restore stability without interfering between the Bolshevik miners and Anti-Bolshevik administration. Graves’s refusal to arrest striking miners infuriated Anti-Bolsheviks who accused him of harboring Red sympathies. On May 23, 1919, Bolshevik leader Yakov Triapitsyn, who had assisted striking miners, threatened to murder every American soldier in the Suchan Valley unless they withdrew from the area. [21] Graves ordered that all Partisans be removed by force. In August, Captain B. Roads with a 40-man detachment did just that. Triapitsyn retreated from the valley, and the mines operated quietly from then on. Patrolling a sector near Romanovka , American soldiers from the 31st Infantry, now nicknamed the Polar Bears, faced certain death. At 4am on June 25, 1919 Partisans opened fire into their camp. [22] Using single shot rifles, the Partisans took advantage of the unguarded camp left vulnerable between sentries and surrounded it. According to Sergeant Joseph B. Longuevan bullets pierced into their tents causing “some of the cots to topple” and one solider [was] hit 17 times. [23] In the panic, few soldiers grabbed rifles or ammo as they headed for cover in nearby log houses. Outnumbered 20 to 1, they faced an imminent slaughter. [24] Running low on ammo and seeing no reprieve, Corporal Brodnicki volunteered to go for help. Although seriously wounded, he found another American company. Four hours after the first gunshots, machine gun fire from Lieutenant Lorimer’s platoon on the enemy’s flank caused the Partisans to withdraw. [25] American casualties were heavy: 26 men died in the first minutes alone. In Iman, just north of Vladivostok, Kalmikov’s men kidnapped an American captain and corporal. The captain managed to escape, but the corporal remained. Shamotulski arrived at Iman with 150 men from rifle and machine gun detachments for a showdown with the Cossacks. [27] While the Japanese threatened to side with the Cossacks in an attack, Shamotulski stood his ground and they backed off. Brutally beaten and tortured by his captors, the corporal was released days later. Graves suspected the Japanese had orchestrated the whole thing. American detachments along the railroad found themselves exposed to increasing harassment from Partisans and Cossacks. On September 12, 1919, American headquarters at Spasskoe received orders to use their entire force against any Cossack attacks. [28] By December, American soldiers were in grave danger of a massive assault. Graves cabled the War Department: Safety of American troops demands concentration which results in abandoning parts of our sector. [29] The orders were approved. The White Russian Army was defeated at the Volga Front. The Siberian government collapsed. Congress demanded the complete withdrawal of American troops. Wilson realized the intervention was over. Without grace nor glory, American forces left Siberia. As Graves left with the last troops on April 1, 1920, a Japanese band played “Hard Times Come Again No More”. [30] The intervention, which cost the lives of 353 American soldiers (including 127 listed as killed in action despite suspicions that they had been taken as prisoners) was officially over. Major General Graves never overcame the plague of accusations that he harbored Red sympathies. Years later, Secretary Baker confessed, The expedition was nonsense from the beginning and always seemed to me one of those sideshows born of desperation. [32] An insufficient number of troops, political misconceptions, a lack of military strategy all contributed to the failed intervention. And yet, the war against Bolshevism had every opportunity for victory. Trotsky remarked at the time, When the Allies manage to act unanimously and undertake a campaign against us, all shall be lost. [33] Coordinated effort, a clear purpose, and more troops had the chance to make history. The local Russians they protected, the harsh winters they endured, the atrocities they tried to stop, and the railroad they rebuilt time and time again defy all definitions of failure. Graves of US Soldiers in Siberia. International rates are much higher. We also appreciate to have your feedback. Thanks for browsing this listing. The item “AMAZING VINTAGE REAL PHOTOGRAPH US ARMY 27TH INFANTRY AT SIBERIA WWI 1918 1919″ is in sale since Monday, November 21, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “turn-key” and is located in Oakland, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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Polish orders VM, cl. V, Silver Cross, real silver, marked. Duplicate, no number, Maker by Stanislaw Owczarski, Warszawa. The item “Poland polish Order of Virtuti Militari V cl. Real silver duplicate” is in sale since Saturday, October 22, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “ludwigsburger42″ and is located in Ludwigsburg. This item can be shipped worldwide.