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Brady -> Name This...(177) (9/20/2004 9:55:37 AM)
??? [img]http://www.myphotodrive.com//uploads/686_177a.jpg[/img]

Mike Scholl -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/20/2004 10:29:15 AM)
No real idea..., but that one fellow has "political hack" written all over him so as a guess I'll say the Mayor of New York trying to gleen some voter support by being photographed with a bunch of soldiers?

strawbuk -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/20/2004 12:04:01 PM)
Well there are not US troops do not a US mayor then! No1 is a Canuck (see arm flash). I didn't think they look aircrew, especialy with no2 with glasses. But the 'T' on No1s arm suggest 'Telephonist ie wireless operator on an aircrew? But then no 1's arm flash also has (?) RCEME - which makes me think engineer/sigs types? (UK REME was Royal Elec and Mech Engineers, but woudl have been called ROAC in those days?) SO - 1. First crew to sink a u-boat off Canada or 2. Managed to fix flat tyre on mayors car?

Skyros -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/20/2004 8:20:14 PM)
Strawbuk, who cares if they are Canadian! If they can walk and pull a lever they can vote for all those guys in the local cemetary. Vote Early Vote Often Vote Curly[:D]

PeteG662 -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/20/2004 9:53:17 PM)
Canadian PM with a group of the "boys" about to be deployed......ground pounders for sure. My lame guess

Belisarius -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 12:51:42 AM)
Well, they're canadian at least. Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - RCEME. The pinstripe man does have some resemblance to William Mackenzie King I suppose, but I wouldn't put my wager on it just yet.

Ron Saueracker -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 1:07:32 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Belisarius Well, they're canadian at least. Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - RCEME. The pinstripe man does have some resemblance to William Mackenzie King I suppose, but I wouldn't put my wager on it just yet. Isn't it CD Howe? Really obscure photo. Good one Brady.

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 1:07:35 AM)
Yes..the 3 soldiers seem to all be RCEME The 1st chap has a standardized "trades badge" on his forearm. THe Wreath, "T" and crown means Grade 1. The standardized trades badge was adopted after Sept 1942 http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/trades2.htm

Ron Saueracker -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 1:09:54 AM)
Maybe members of the "Devil's Brigade" composite unit used in the Aleutians. Remeber the movie with William Holden and Cliff Robertson?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 1:34:28 AM)
Judging from the smiles..I would say a mission was accomplished...perhaps they worked on the Alcan highway? Not likely to be Dieppe Raid vets.

gunnergoz -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 2:08:35 AM)
Indubitably a photo taken the instant before the civilian fellow said to them, "Alright lads, now which of you wankers got my daughter a bit of the preggers?"

kew -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 2:45:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Judging from the smiles..I would say a mission was accomplished...perhaps they worked on the Alcan highway? FYI, most of the Alcan was built by US Engineers. Two groups started at both ends and met up in the middle at ....the name escapes me at the moment, but suffice it to say it was in the Yukon on a cold wet wintery day. BTW of the 10,000 + engineers that worked on building the Alcan 4,000 were black.

Mike Scholl -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 3:57:30 AM)
OK..., so he's a Canadian Political Hack. And the Engineers are smiling because they've just been told they are going to spend the war re-furbishing this clowns home instead of being in the assult waves at Dieppe and Juno?

Brady -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 6:45:52 AM)
It is,Mr. Justice Davis. Pictured in Austraila. Thanks Ron Saueracker, I was cincerened it might be to obsceure[:)]

strawbuk -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 11:42:01 AM)
huh? That's the anwer - explain please. And who are the three RCEME?

Cap Mandrake -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 5:30:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kew quote: ORIGINAL: Judging from the smiles..I would say a mission was accomplished...perhaps they worked on the Alcan highway? FYI, most of the Alcan was built by US Engineers. Two groups started at both ends and met up in the middle at ....the name escapes me at the moment, but suffice it to say it was in the Yukon on a cold wet wintery day. BTW of the 10,000 + engineers that worked on building the Alcan 4,000 were black. Right...I know that..but there was some Canadian involvement [:)]

Chris21wen -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 6:16:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker Maybe members of the "Devil's Brigade" composite unit used in the Aleutians. Remeber the movie with William Holden and Cliff Robertson? Just seen that film Sunday. They won the war in Italy not the Aleutians.

Twotribes -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/21/2004 6:39:39 PM)
The Unit was indeed used in Italy, each mission basicly used up a section of the force, after 3 missions they were pretty much used up.

Brady -> RE: Name This...(177) (9/22/2004 7:03:59 AM)
Strawbuck: "INGLEBURN, NEW SOUTH WALES, 1944-09-27. MR JUSTICE DAVIS, THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER (4); AT LAND HEADQUARTERS, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS SCHOOL, INFORMALLY MEETS THE FIRST CANADIAN TROOPS TO ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT COULTER (3); F51112 SERGEANT G. WHITAKER (2); C38357 STAFF-SERGEANT L.A. MILLAR (1)."

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