The Snapshots in Time Collection

Two Airmen in Winter Dress, Cold-Weather Portrait

Two Airmen in Winter Dress, Cold-Weather Portrait

Two servicemen pose arm-in-arm on a cold winter day, one dressed in a heavy wool overcoat and service cap, the other in a field jacket bearing an Army Air Forces shoulder patch and a knit watch cap. Photographs like this, taken between formal duties, capture the camaraderie and personal bonds formed among servicemen stationed together, offering a candid counterpoint to official military portraiture of the period. Project: 218531