United States

[cyberia]

A Captain of the US 101st Airborne, wearing M42 Jump Jacket. The standard issue olive drab M1 helmet bears the distinctive Ace of Spades insignia of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the "Para-Dice" unit in which Easy Company of "Band of Brothers" fame served.
The shoulder patch is that of the 101st "Screaming Eagles".

The weapon is the M1 Garand .30 caliber (.30-06) rifle, with an ammunition belt slung over the left shoulder containing 10 eight-round stripper clips.
The leather shoulder holster contains the Model 1911 Army Colt .45 automatic, for which he wears a two-magazine ammunition pouch hanging from his web gear.
A fragmentation hangs in easy reach on his chest.

[cyberia]

An oil on canvas paint: "WAVE Officer with Hospital Ship"
John Falter, 1944

The white uniform with white gloves was the standard Dress Uniform for WAVES during WWII, with khaki being the duty uniform.

The single stripe on this WAVE's shoulder signifies that she is an Ensign. To meet wartime needs, some members of the Hospital Corps in the enlisted ratings were appointed to the commissioned ranks of Ensign, Lieutenant (Junior grade), and Lieutenant for temporary service.

Women who were recruited as officers had to be between twenty and forty-nine years of age and hold a college degree or have two years each of college and professional or business experience. The first female Navy officers of 1942 were indoctrinated in programs set up on women's college campuses, like Smith and Mt. Holyoke College. Specialized officer training for courses such as aviation ordnance training and air navigation took place alongside the men in their schools.

It was not until 1972 that the Navy merged its men's and women's Officer Candidate schools. Women began attending the U.S. Naval Academy and the other service academies in 1976.

[Biscuit]

Nice one Cy! Thanks!

[cyberia]

Captain Barry Anderson
USAAF

Our WWIIZ CGI uniform models, Barry, is wearing the A2 flight jacket of the 8th Army Air Force.

American military pilots took nose art and unit insignia to levels and applications not seen before. They proudly emblazoned both their planes and their leather flying jackets with Squadron and Group emblems, sometimes in the form of cloth patches, sometimes by applying silk-screened decals, or sometimes even having the designs hand-painted directly on the leather.

The unofficial unit insignia on this U.S. Army Air Corps pilot's horsehide model A-2 flight jacket identify him as a member of the 67th Bomber Squadron of the 44th Bomber Group. They served with the 8th Air Force from one of its many bases in England.

He holds in his hand a pair of early gold wire-rimmed Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses, a perennial favorite with flyers since the 1930's.

[Commander Waffle]

I might be wrong, but weren't officers issued Thompsons? I know they switched it for the M1s since it kinda distinguised them as officers, but how common was it?

[gi-rene]

Originally Posted by Commander Waffle

I might be wrong, but weren't officers issued Thompsons? I know they switched it for the M1s since it kinda distinguised them as officers, but how common was it?

Technically they could carry just about anything they damn well pleased. Ironically on the TO&E though at the beginning of the war the platoon leader was given a carbine and the Platoon Sgt was issued the Thompson. But later it switched and then everything began to get jumbled up as soldiers did what they do best and traded up (or down) for whatever they aimed to get.

[krieg]

Originally Posted by cyberia

A Captain of the US 101st Airborne, wearing M42 Jump Jacket. The standard issue olive drab M1 helmet bears the distinctive Ace of Spades insignia of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the "Para-Dice" unit in which Easy Company of "Band of Brothers" fame served.
The shoulder patch is that of the 101st "Screaming Eagles".

The weapon is the M1 Garand .30 caliber (.30-06) rifle, with an ammunition belt slung over the left shoulder containing 10 eight-round stripper clips.
The leather shoulder holster contains the Model 1911 Army Colt .45 automatic, for which he wears a two-magazine ammunition pouch hanging from his web gear.
A fragmentation hangs in easy reach on his chest.

this one is quight inpressing to loks good nice and clean
cheers krieg