Mahonshead
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “our corpor Mahonshead”. Maybe the same guy?
Russell Custeer
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “Russell Custeer” or maybe “Custeep”.
just scenery
1942 October
Glenn and some friends
1942 October
Grandpa didn’t label this one, but the guy on the left was labelled Bosch in a different picture, and the guy on the right was Russell Custeer.
Glenn and friend
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “Bosch and Glenn”. What is Bosch doing with his other hand?!
lieutenants and babes
1942 October
Grandpa labelled “Lieutenant Jackson. L. Ponfious” and on the back “Orlando Florida.”
Glenn
1942 October
There was some confusion about the date of this, but Grandpa labelled it “Orlando Florida from Army [?] Grant”, so I’ll put it with the other Orlando pictures.
Glenn’s gang
1942 October
That’s grandpa at the very end of the line, at the back. The guy in the middle looks like Russell Custeer.
a friend
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “Our corpor Mahonshead.” He’s standing with the back half of his feet off the edge of the pool.
scenery at Sulpher Springs
1942 October
another friend
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “Stentof Sulpher Springs Orlando Florida.”
army guys swimming
1942 October
just Glenn
1942 October
I love that his swimming trunks have a belt!
Sergeant Beardice
1942 October
Glenn labelled this picture “tech Sarg. Beard[ice?] was our first Sargent at Orlando.” The name was hard to read, and I didn’t ask grandpa what it was. Interesting to note “sergeant” is one of the most challenging words in the English language to spell, and it often appears in spelling bees. I guess Grandpa didn’t win any spelling bees.
Pat Puisch
1942 October
Grandpa labelled it on the back “Pat Puisch” but it was hard to read. There was some confusion about the date, but it looks just like this other one that was labelled as being in Orlando, so I’ll stick it with those ones.
a friend of Glenn
1942 October
Looks like Russell Custeer.
another recruit
1942 October
This one wasn’t labelled. I love this guy, though! What a hilarious charicature of WWII soldiers. Funny hat, cigarette butt, pants pulled up to his arm pits, and that funny all-purpose food cup thing. And that attitude!
Glenn’s army portrait
1942 October
I think the lower patch indicates that he is Staff Sergeant. I’m not sure about the eagle thing.
army guys at Sulpher Springs
1942 October
dramatic dive
1942 October
I never asked Grandpa if this was him.
more of Glenn’s gang
1942 October
Glenn’s gang
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “The Gang.” I think that’s him, at the very back of the line. The guy in the front looks like Russell Custeer.
Russ and Glenn
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this one “Russ, Glenn.” Looks like Russell Custeer.
Luitenant Workman
1942 October
Grandpa labelled this “our community officer Luitenant Workman, Orlando Florida.”
Glenn got shipped off to basic training in Orlando, Florida.