Spit-Shined Boots & Salt-Bleached Belts
Photos from the Occupation of Japan
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The Shield Upon Their Shoulders
Photos from the Korean War
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Scrap Books & Shoe Boxes
Scrapbooks, Photo Albums, & Photograph Groupings of Soldiers Featured on the Website
Captain Thomas Clendenin
Captain Thomas Clendenin served in A & C Companies, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment during the Korean War. This scrapbook was kept by his wife while he was deployed overseas. During the war, he earned a Bronze Star Medal for valor during the Battle of Yongdong and a Purple Heart in 1950.
Technician Fifth Grade Leonard Worthington
Technician Fifth Grade Leonard Worthington served in Service Troop, 8th Cavalry Regiment during the Occupation of Japan. This photo album contains dozens of photographs of his time in Japan.
Disclaimer: This photo album contains racial terms not acceptable in today's world. The 1940s and today are vastly different socially, politically, and racially. Please understand and appreciate this nuance if racial terms may cause discomfort to you. This photo album is not censored or altered from its original state in order to preserve it as a historical resource and tool to educate others.
The Chief Historian and Tales of the First Team do not condone racism, sexism, bigotry, and anything that goes against common decency and respect for others. Language in this resource does not reflect upon the opinions or morals of the Chief Historian and Tales of the First Team.