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| Parade Images | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I am a University student from England and I was wondering if you could help me with some of my ...
A: Andy, The pictures are very faint. I cannot positively identify the people on the horses as military ...
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| Signal Corps or Replacement Depot | 11/18/2009 |
Q: You may of answered my question, but my wife deleted my mail! so to make sure I will ask again! My ...
A: Dennis, The insignia your Dad would have worn depends on whether he was DETAILED or TRANSFERRED to ...
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| Military Insignia | 11/16/2009 |
Q: can you please help me identify what I beleive is a military insignia? I have inherited a silver ...
A: Anthony, No, I don't believe I've seen that monogram before. It doesn't appear to be military. If I ...
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| Military Insignia | 11/16/2009 |
Q: can you please help me identify what I beleive is a military insignia? I have inherited a silver ...
A: Anthony, I'm sorry, but I've also drawn a blank. There are no current British Army Cap Badges that ...
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| old family photos of uniforms | 11/11/2009 |
Q: another pic 010
A: Amanda, The uniforms worn by your ancestors are M-1911 olive drab wool uniforms with the M-1911 ...
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| Castle pin from WW 11 | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I found a Castle pin in a box of my uncles items. Also his wings. I have a picture w/ those wings ...
A: Pam, You are correct that the castle pin is the branch insignia of the Army Corps of Engineers. What ...
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| civil war military record | 11/11/2009 |
Q: Do have any information about Frederick A Aiken?-He was an aide-Col.with General Hancock.
A: Mr. Swingle, I consulted David M Jordan's biography on Major General Hancock and none of his staff ...
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| American Civil War ADC's | 11/9/2009 |
Q: I model the ACW and I recently bought a box of figures (Union General Staff. One figure was ...
A: Rick, ADC is the acronym for Aid-de-Camp. An aid is a general officer's personal assistant and ...
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| WWII General Orders #33 1945 | 11/7/2009 |
Q: Having trouble understanding the scope of GO #33 WD 1945. I understand the acronyms, but does this ...
A: David, General Order#33 only covers the EAME and PTO Campaign Medals. The "as amended" means that ...
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| WWI era uniform | 11/7/2009 |
Q: I have a photo of my father from about 1915. I have not been able to identify the uniform or to ...
A: Jerrold, Your Dad is wearing a U.S. Navy uniform. The collar insignia is that of a Chief Machinist. ...
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| Uniform date and regiment | 11/5/2009 |
Q: My appologies I forgot to attach the picture!!! Im interested in the approx date and regiment or ...
A: Linda, The uniform is British Army, Pattern 1907-1912; I would guess this photograph was taken ...
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| Naming and dating uniform | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I have 2 pictures in my family history that im trying to match to relatives. I will send them to you ...
A: Linda, The uniform is a Hussar regiment uniform of the British Army. I would date this photograph ...
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| WWII 42nd Div my father | 10/25/2009 |
Q: My father is listed in the official roster of the 42nd division as of December 13, 1944, as a ...
A: Mike, Task Force Linden, was named after Brigadier General Henning Linden. You would need access to ...
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| world war 1 | 10/23/2009 |
Q: was germany in bad shape before world war 1
A: Kristen, No, Germany was a leading economic power in the years preceding World War I. One of the ...
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| simson co bayonet | 10/21/2009 |
Q: i bought a simson co ww1 butcher blade bayonet that has a cut down rounded blade. looks like a big ...
A: Jerry, This is a German made bayonet for the Prussian army. They were called "butcher's blade" ...
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| military arm braids | 10/21/2009 |
Q: In a recent "trash hunting" expedition,I found 2 military arm braids,I was hoping you would able to ...
A: Kurt, To be 100% sure, can you send a photograph to the allexperts web site? The green and red ...
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| ww2 us airborne 501 pocket patch | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Mr O'Neill, a little while ago i bought en 501 pocket patch from ww2. it is a round patch with an ...
A: Henk, You have post-WWII patch. Apache was never on the original insignia. The original Apache chief ...
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| 483rd Engineering Maintenance Company | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My Uncle Jose Marquez was in the Army in the 483rd Engineering Maintenance Company in France from ...
A: Emilie, An Engineering Maintenance Company repaired, checked and replaced Engineer equipment damaged ...
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| Insignia | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Please can you help me identify a badge on body armour? The cloth badge is black, with the numbers ...
A: Mark, What type of body armor? Modern flak jackets or breastplate? A picture would help me more ...
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| Spanish Armada crockery | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I'm doing some research for a novel about the Spanish in the 1600s, and I need to know about the ...
A: Caro, Ships of that period had the name of the ship painted on the stern of the ship. Sometimes the ...
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| german military uniform | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I bought a uniform at a local auction house. I,am trying to find out if its authentic.There is an ...
A: Randy, Can you send me photographs of the tunic? World War II German uniforms have a history of not ...
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| Okinawa | 10/12/2009 |
Q: Is there any way to find out which Army units were in the Yomitan area of Okinawa during the month ...
A: Dorothy, General histories of the Battle of Okinawa should give you an idea of who was where. ...
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| Spanish Armada crockery | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I'm doing some research for a novel about the Spanish in the 1600s, and I need to know about the ...
A: Caro, Good question! I'm a little weak on my Spanish Armada knowledge, but will attempt to answer. ...
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| About the movie Glory | 10/11/2009 |
Q: Why is the movie Glory so important to American History?
A: Zendra, I don't know if the movie Glory is to American history, The movie is essentially the telling ...
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| 50 cal ammo can | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I have a metal can marked CHEST AMMUNITION,CAL 50,M17 D39091. The CHEST part is hard to read . it ...
A: Dennis, It appears you have an issue ammunition can for the 50 caliber machinegun. These cans or ...
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| Definition of Term | 9/13/2009 |
Q: ON my father's WWII enlistment record it lists "branch" and "branch code" as "Branch Immaterial - ...
A: Ron, Branch refers to the organization your Dad served in; From the detail, he appears to have been ...
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