Historical Portrait
Man of the Fort Story, Va. coastal defense
Archive record
1 transparency : color. | Photograph shows a soldier with the insignia of the 244th Coast Artillery Regiment of the New York National Guard on his hat. This regiment served in the Fort Story, Virginia area from September 1940 to May 1942. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2016)
About this photograph
The photograph shows a soldier wearing the insignia of the 244th Coast Artillery Regiment of the New York National Guard on his hat. According to the archive's caption, this regiment served in the Fort Story, Virginia area from September 1940 to May 1942.
The transparency is dated 1939, which predates the regiment's recorded service at Fort Story by over a year. The reason for this discrepancy is not explained in the record. The photographer is listed as Alfred T. Palmer. No information about the soldier's identity or other details of the photograph's circumstances is provided.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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