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« on: 17 November 2008, 02:53:42 »
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A postcard from the series of Japanese published cards showing the US forces in Vladivostok. 




another a bit more close-up.
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« Reply #1 on: 24 March 2010, 17:23:05 »
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Very interesting!
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« Reply #2 on: 24 March 2010, 20:03:58 »
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Quote from: the_13th_redneck on 24 March 2010, 17:23:05
Very interesting!


indeed, Alan's postcards give us some good insight in how the world looked these days.... thx for that  salute
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« Reply #3 on: 25 March 2010, 03:09:05 »
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As I suspected, they are not US Army, but US Marines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Eastern_Front_in_the_Russian_Civil_War
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« Reply #4 on: 25 March 2010, 05:55:57 »
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This wikipedia article is a little more complete in listing the US Army units which fought in Eastern Russia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force_Siberia
I don't know if the men pictured in these two card images are Marines or not (perhaps the 13th redneck recognizes something about their uniform), but the US Army definitely supplied the bulk of the US forces which served in Siberia from 1918 to 1920/1.

The first US units came from the Philippines--they were closest and cheapest to send.  Later, many of the men/units were from California, Oregon and Detroit.  There's a monument in Detroit to the 'Polar Bear' unit.
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« Reply #5 on: 25 March 2010, 06:01:49 »
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Hey, here's a recent find; doubly interesting as my wife is at a library conference this week.
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« Reply #6 on: 25 March 2010, 06:54:14 »
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Man that is a bleak landscape
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« Reply #7 on: 25 March 2010, 11:12:26 »
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I guess I've always associated the campaign cover with the US Marines.
But the US Army has also worn it before.
Urgh.  Who knows.
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