This is a photo of my paternal grandfather (center) and I don't know anything about this photo. I had no idea he was in the military and have no recollection of him. He died in the early 90s and my dad died early 2000s. My mom doesn't know anything about the photo either and I have no other family that can help.
I know it will be your best guess but I'd love to learn anything I can about my family. A lot of times when people immigrate, they leave so much behind. It would be nice to get a little of that back.
Given when my dad was born, my guess would be this photo is from the early 40s, maybe 30s?
I didn't know where else to ask this question. I looked on the FAQ section but none of the other subs really fit. Maybe someone can point me in the right direction if I'm off. Thank you so much for helping!
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Based on this image it looks like a Chinese military uniform. The other sailors are Americans. World War 2 for the time period, definitely before the Communist take over. Rank/Insignia aren't visible in this photo unfortunately.
That answers some of your questions in general, but I'm sure there are experts on uniforms on this sub who will provide a more thorough answer.
The uniform is from the Chinese nationalist army. Picture probably around 1945
My grandfather served in the naval reserve for WWII. Although he never talked about it, I did find his records on Fold3.com and found the war diaries of his ship, the USS Kenneth M willett. According to the diaries, after the war the ship and its sailors had an excursion to shanghai and enjoyed the local culture. Some ships were also deployed to shanghai/the Yellow Sea at this time to help the Chinese nationalist army against the communists.
