The Snapshots in Time Collection
Portrait of Serviceman Wearing Straw Hat and Beaded Necklaces, Kashmir, WWII CBI Theater
A serviceman poses with a broad smile, sporting a woven straw hat and beaded necklaces acquired locally, during his posting in the Kashmir region as part of the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Informal portraits like this captured the personal, human side of service far from the front lines. Project: 218051