#peer into the past

U.S. Navy Machinist Mate First Class Fred M. Jones was 30 years old when he was killed on the USS Arizona, 07 Dec 1941. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1929. Until recently, he was interred in Hawaii with other unidentified casualties of the bombing. His remains were identified by the U.S. Navy and his body was brought back to Lakeside Cemetery in Port Huron, Michigan for burial on May 20, 2017. People with American flags lined the route of the funeral procession along the St. Clair River. A large crowd gathered at the cemetery to pay their respects as Jones was buried with military honors.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Military Moms! Support Our Troops!

The 5"/25 (127 mm) battery aboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS New Mexico (BB-40) prepares to fire during the bombardment of Saipan, 15 June 1944.
Note the time-fuze setters on the left side of each gun mount, each holding three “fixed” rounds of ammunition; the barrels of 20 mm machine guns at the extreme right; and triple the 14"/50 (34.5 cm) guns in the background.

(Source: Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14162 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command)

A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver of attack squadron VA-9A “Tough Kitties” is lifted to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in preparation for launch from the carrier. Other squadron aircraft are visible aft, in 1948.
Redesignated from bombing squadron VB-20 in November 1946, VA-9A completed one cruise to the Mediterranean aboard the Philippine Sea during the period 9 February to 26 June 1948. VA-9A was redesignated VA-94 in August 1948 and disestablished in November 1949. Photo date: 1948
Source: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.254. (This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person’s official duties.)

Memphis Police Detective Department in 1912.

TBI Agent Jimmie Van Leach, left, and Jackson-Madison County Tennessee Metro Narcotics Investigator Dennis Mays confiscate 200 pounds of marijuana and arrest the dealer in a motel in Jackson. This December 1984 seizure was the largest quantity of marijuana not in transit ever taken in Madison County.
(Tennessee Lawman)

Soldiers with the USArmy Medical Dept at an advanced dressing station in Buna, Papua with a handmade Christmas tree decorated with surgical cotton wool and cigarette cartons in December 1942.

A halftrack, prepped to plow through surf and sand at the Normandy landing beach on D-Day, backs into a Higgins boat. June 1944.
(U.S. Navy Photo)

A boxed Devil Dog:
Off the shores of Guam, Coast Guardsmen and Marines handle a “Devil Dog” with care as they transfer the war dog from a Coast Guard landing barge to an LVT. He is boxed because he is trained for battle and apt to go after any and all but his own handler. 1944
(USCG Photo)

Night view of fireworks over Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, May 27, 1937.
(San Francisco Public Library)

Main Street in Gatlinburg July 14, 1938

Mountain View Hotel in Gatlinburg was the first hotel in the Smokey Mountains.

Sherman Oaks Service Station, 15362 Ventura Blvd, Van Nuys, California. 1930s
Publisher Mott Studios Los Angeles, California
(library.ca.gov)

Two young girls shelter under a policeman’s cape while they watch the rehearsal for the Coronation of King George VI. London. May 1937