May 2, 2015

The happiest private on earth

3 women and an Army sergeant. RPPC. Private Collection.

A WWII Army private and three beautiful ladies. RPPC. Private Collection.

Look at this happy chap! It’s the uniform I tell you. This second World War era gentleman Army soldier is surrounded by three fetching ladies and it seems to have put him in a good mood! Each girl looks to be of a different ethnicity too.

He’s wearing the Pacific Ocean Areas patch which was blue with 12 white stars and a red arrow. This photo was taken between 1942 and 1945.

Unfortunately there are no names to identify this brave soldier and his photogenic lady friends!

RPPC: EKC. 1939-1950.

This entry was posted on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 at 7:03 am and tagged with 1940s, Pacific Ocean Areas Patch, USA, WWII army soldier and posted in Military, RPPCs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

2 responses to “The happiest private on earth”

summertime75
May 2nd, 2015 at 7:45 am

I bet the line was, “this could be my last night” lol Hopefully he returned safely

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  May 2nd, 2015 at 7:48 am
  
  Ha ha! I’m sure it was a well used excuse! I hope he made it home safely too. Wish I knew the name!
  
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