Trying to identify a military uniform, ca. WWI
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This is my grandfather! I cannot believe this. I was just researching the 119th Air Service Squadron and this came up in the image results. I have goosebumps as I write this. I have a print of this photo but in the print form I have there is vignetting where as this has so much more detail. I have all his paperwork from his service. Fortunately, he never saw combat and was honorably discharged in January, 1919. Please let me know if you still have this negative. I would be happy to provide any conformation on my end that this is my grandfather.
Thank you,
Michael
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The shoulder patch would indicate this individual was a member of the 119th Aero Squadron, a World War I unit of the US Army Signal Corps Aviation Section dedicated to aerial reconnaissance. The wiki entry lists the following points of this units history:
- Organized as 5th Aviation School Squadron
- Re-designated 119th Aero Squadron, September 1917
- Re-designated: 11th Detachment, Air Service Aircraft Production, August 1918
- Langley Field, Virginia
- Demobilized: 29 May 1919
(The 119th has since been designated as a New Jersey National guard unit, the 177th Fighter Wing)
This units formation is also discussed in the book Joint Base Langley-Eustis By Mark A. Chambers
The chevrons on the soldiers left sleeve indicate time in service, as discussed here, with one chevron awarded for each 6 month period. The rank insignia on the right shoulder below the patch would indicate a sergeant.
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