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After MacArthur's signature, representatives from other Allied nations sign on behalf of each of the Allied Powers: · Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, for the United States, at 9:12 a.m. · General Hsu Yung-chang, for China, at 9:13 a.m. · Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, for the United Kingdom, at 9:14 a.m.
He then became the Chief of the 4th Department (G-4) of the Staff of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers and Headquarters for the Far East from June 1946 to June 1949. In June of 1949 he Became the Chief of Staff of the 5th Army and served in that roll until his retirement from Army on July 31st 1952 after 41 years of service.
STRIKFORSOUTH is commanded by a U.S. Navy three-star admiral who also commands the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The STRIKFORSOUTH staff, comprised of 93 allied officers and enlisted personnel (provided by Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, UK and USA), is located at RHQs AFSOUTH in Naples, Italy.
Location: United States. #1. Posted December 22, 2017. Here's another WW2 homefront item that I've had for years. It's an Aircraft Spotter Dial from Wonder Bread. One side displays the Axis aircraft while the other side has Allied aircraft. This is the only one I've seen.
The 24’ G-1 cargo chutes came in red, white, blue, green and blue as far as I can recall. According to the Airborne operations Field Manual the colors were supposed to be changed for each operation. For example, in Normandy Red may have been munitions, in Holland red may have been fuel, and so on.
By 1917 every European army, whether it was aligned with the Central Powers or the Allied Nations had its own respirator or gasmask. In April of that year when America entered into the War to End All Wars, the U.S. Army had virtually no defensive gas equipment that it could call its own.
On that day the SOS name was abolished, and the same entity became the Communications Zone, ETO, communications being the military term for all activity behind the lines. On that day, the CG of the Eastern Base Section, BG Ewart Plank, became CG of the Advance Section (ADSEC) of the Com-Z, the part of the operation that followed most closely ...
Photo No. 03: The combination VFW and unofficial Inter-Allied Victory Medal ribbons, which are shown here, are frequently seen in post-war studio portraits of American Doughboys. This studio portrait of a 3 rd Division Doughboy is just one of many showing the VFW and Inter-Allied ribbons. According to the Australian War Memorial website:
The Allied Orders were all of the subsidiary groups associate with the Civil War Veterans. These groups consisted of the Women's Relief Corps, The Ladies of the G.A.R., the Sons of Veterans, the Daughters of Veterans, and the Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Below is a picture showing the badge for the WRC, The Ladies ...