As we work through the HRPE collection, we see many images of the same subject matter – ships, stacks of crates, military vehicles, etc. – so it is always a pleasant surprise when we come across photos of something different. I recently cataloged a few photographs that show a little behind-the-scenes view of the photographers themselves.
虽然我们的HRPE照片由军队信号队摄影师拍摄，但海军有自己的专用摄影师。第一个图片显示射击海军船员的军队Joseph Shere，而历史学家港普瑞亚·惠勒船长，则采取笔记。
PFC。Dorris Malear讲述了一个暗示他可能是所谓的幸存者的故事Malmedy Massacre，一个与着名相关的操作Battle of the Bulge, in which the German 1st S.S. Panzer Division sought to instill fear in their enemies by taking no prisoners and killing all civilians in their path. While the details of Malear’s narrative differ somewhat from the historically accepted account of the Malmedy Massacre, he is certainly in the right place at about the right time.
Mr. Malear passed away in 2013, you canread his obituary here.
According to Major W. R. Wheeler in胜利之路, Camp Patrick Henry (CPH) was formally activated on December 2, 1942 as a staging area for troops heading overseas and returning home. Between this time and January 31, 1946, an estimated 1,412,107 people passed through the camp. CPH was divided into regimental areas, many with their own mess halls. There was also a post office, hospital, chapel, and theaters. But what did it actually look like?
We have come across many photos of buildings within the camp. Here are five that give good insight into the types of buildings one could find there. Their locations in CPH are noted on the map above using corresponding numbers.
如前博客参赛作品中所述，汉普顿的登船港（HRPE）是第二次世界大战期间的一项非常繁忙的活动。但是，并非全部努力。帕特里克亨利营地是一群在HRPE的军队基地，部队在离开海外或在回家的路上留下来。他们还举办了音乐会和计划来娱乐这些部队。
One such event occurred on January 10, 1943. Gray Gordon and his Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra came to the Camp and hosted a show that included music, comedy, magic, and dance acts of all kinds. The US Signal Corps photographers took full advantage of this and we are lucky enough to have a wonderful collection of this wide variety of performances.
During the second world war, the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation saw over a million people pass through its piers. Most of these were enlisted men, Some were women of the WAC or nurses. A few comedians, a few actors. Most of the people in these photographs are unknown outside of their own families and communities, shot only for visual documentation of everything that transpired at HRPE. Sometimes, there are unexpected (and sometimes mislabeled) gems in the mix. This past week, we found photographs of the 332nd Fighter Group, the Tuskegee Airmen, on their way to what appears to have been their first assignment overseas. Three of these men have their names provided, as well. We have reached out to Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. for help in identifying the many other men in these photographs.
美国军队在战争期间仍被隔离，而非洲裔美国人通常将劳动和支持作用。Tuskegee Airmen是一些非常少数的例外，是第一个为美国军队飞行的非洲裔美国人。独家和精英的Tuskegee计划于1941年在阿拉巴马州的Tuskegee大学始于第99次追求中队，并最终扩展到其他中队。只有第99和第332d曾经在1943年和1944年开始的战斗。
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