American Miscellaneous

[Louis]

Boston, two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

 

[Louis]

Happy Thanksgiving north boys!

 

[Gunner]

Thanks Luis. That is very thoughtful.

 

[Louis]

Red Cross women inside the bus prepare the doughnuts and coffee that offered a touch of home.

The American Red Cross Clubmobile Service was a mobile service club created during WW2 staffed by American Red Cross volunteers, often referred to as "Clubmobile girls" or "Donut Dollies," who provided servicemen with food, entertainment, and a connection to home.

 

[Otosan]

Shocking to think that that could be the target of a drone or HIMARS type weapon strike today.

 

[Louis]

Aboard USS Nevada beached in Pearl Harbor post Japanese attack, on Dec 13, 1941.

 

[Louis]

For a propaganda pic the US Navy Waves aim their S&W revolvers, 1942.

 

[Otosan]

The one in the middle is cross eye dominant, lol. Nowadays, defensive shooters are taught to fire with both eyes open.

 

[Rico]

Chow time for US engineers working on a beachhead, Sicily 1943.
(original colour photograph)

 

[Louis]

Civilians during an army display open to the public in San Antonio, Texas, April 1942.