Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
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Norman Rockwell painted a work entitled Home for Thanksgiving, a mother/son peeling potatoes. The son is in an USAF uniform. He is wearing loafers.
Were loafers part of the USAF uniform?
Just struck me as very odd, unless it symbolizes a return to civilian normalcy, etc.
Thanks in advance.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Norman Rockwell painted a work entitled Home for Thanksgiving, a mother/son peeling potatoes. The son is in an USAF uniform. He is wearing loafers.
Were loafers part of the USAF uniform?
Just struck me as very odd, unless it symbolizes a return to civilian normalcy, etc.
Thanks in advance.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Was not uncommon. The soldier or airman may not have had sufficient civilian clothing in hand. Whatever he left at home may have already been handed down to a younger brother or cousin. So the uniform it would be, tho at home he put on some loafers rather than his heavy military boots.
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Members of the German labor services, for example, often wore their "Drillich" outfit during a vacation at home, not uncommon.
Many of the "Arbeitsmänner" came from peasant families, and so the young men wore these very sturdy work clothes even during their few home vacations.
Farm workers in "Drillich" were not an uncommon sight even in my childhood years, many photos prove that.
Maybe someone can post an image of the picture discussed above, I would like to see that ?
Drillich / Drill (fabric) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(fabric)
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Many of the "Arbeitsmänner" came from peasant families, and so the young men wore these very sturdy work clothes even during their few home vacations.
Farm workers in "Drillich" were not an uncommon sight even in my childhood years, many photos prove that.
Maybe someone can post an image of the picture discussed above, I would like to see that ?
Drillich / Drill (fabric) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_(fabric)
Hans
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Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
He's in his own home and not likely to suddenly have a snap uniform inspection.at6 wrote: ↑25 Nov 2021, 13:16Hello
Norman Rockwell painted a work entitled Home for Thanksgiving, a mother/son peeling potatoes. The son is in an USAF uniform. He is wearing loafers.
Were loafers part of the USAF uniform?
Just struck me as very odd, unless it symbolizes a return to civilian normalcy, etc.
Thanks in advance.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
By the way it wasnt a USAAF uniform he wears the Shoulder patch of Allied Forces headquarters
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Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Thanks for the corrections on AF; good catch.
Yes, agreed no snap inspection on leave (been there, done that), but I thought it odd he is in uniform for whatever reason and wearing loafers.
In the 1980s I saw US Army (granted, reservists) wearing Class A uniforms with non-lace up shoes; was just curious what the regs were back then.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Yes, agreed no snap inspection on leave (been there, done that), but I thought it odd he is in uniform for whatever reason and wearing loafers.
In the 1980s I saw US Army (granted, reservists) wearing Class A uniforms with non-lace up shoes; was just curious what the regs were back then.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Obviously, any man at home would be in combat boots.at6 wrote: ↑25 Nov 2021, 13:16Hello
Norman Rockwell painted a work entitled Home for Thanksgiving, a mother/son peeling potatoes. The son is in an USAF uniform. He is wearing loafers.
Were loafers part of the USAF uniform?
Just struck me as very odd, unless it symbolizes a return to civilian normalcy, etc.
Thanks in advance.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Can we identify the components of the ribbon bar?
I'm guessing the purple heart is one of them.
BTW
The painting is also titled "Thanksgiving Mother and Son Peeling Potatoes"
Some of the story here
https://onlyintherepublicofamherst.blog ... 0Hagelberg
https://www.norman-rockwell-france.com/ ... 45-p02.php
Interesting that the table has been raised to a physically uncomfortable level on books.[ for compositional reasons? ]
I'm guessing the purple heart is one of them.
BTW
The painting is also titled "Thanksgiving Mother and Son Peeling Potatoes"
Some of the story here
https://onlyintherepublicofamherst.blog ... 0Hagelberg
AlsoRichard (Dick) Hagelberg returned to the family dairy farm after surviving five years in the 9’th Army Air Corps, flying 65 treacherous daylight bombing missions over Europe, including D-Day.
https://www.norman-rockwell-france.com/ ... 45-p02.php
Interesting that the table has been raised to a physically uncomfortable level on books.[ for compositional reasons? ]
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Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Even more interesting is although he has his ribbon bar on despite flying 65 missions he is not wearing any aircrew qualification wings.
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Rockwell changed him from the specific 9’th Army Air Corps aircrew to the more generic AFHQ.ROLAND1369 wrote: ↑02 Jan 2022, 18:56Even more interesting is although he has his ribbon bar on despite flying 65 missions he is not wearing any aircrew qualification wings.
I can't see the wings in the photographs either.
Where would they have been worn?
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Aircrew qualification wings would have been worn on the left side above the wings. Normally the only reason qualified aircrew would not wear them is if the voluntarily terminated or were administratively removed from flight status for disciplinary reasons. Personell assigned to nonflying positions or those medically unqualified were entitled to continue wearing them. As these wings were a serious object of pride I find it odd that they are not present. Thus I question the 65 mission statement.
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Re: Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
No doubt the lad is giving Mom a lesson on peeling potatoes from his KP experience.
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