The Snapshots in Time Collection

Portrait of Serviceman Wearing Straw Hat and Beaded Necklaces, Kashmir, WWII CBI Theater

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