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Life in Wartime: 1942
... with the family of their poster colleague George Woolslayer." Medium format negative negative by Alfred Palmer for the OWI. ... For reference sake their names were Ethel Householder Woolslayer and George Anthony Woolslayer Sr. [There are 48 more Woolslayer photos in the Library of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 11:34am -

Pittsburgh, August 1942. "The comforts of home looked pretty good to Navy Radioman John Marshall Evans and Sergeant French L. Vineyard, who spent Sunday with the family of their poster colleague George Woolslayer." Medium format negative negative by Alfred Palmer for the OWI. View full size. French Vineyard?I never thought I'd see a name to top Olive Groves (heard below), but that might just be it. My GrandparentsGoogled my last name and was absolutely delighted to see my father's parents. I never knew this photo existed. For reference sake their names were Ethel Householder Woolslayer and George Anthony Woolslayer Sr. [There are 48 more Woolslayer photos in the Library of Congress archive. And a couple more here on Shorpy. - Dave] (The Gallery, Alfred Palmer, Pittsburgh, WW2)
Party Girl: 1942
August 1942. "George Woolslayer celebrated the visit of the soldier and sailor with a party at his ... Proudly seated on Sergeant French L. Vineyard's knee is Woolslayer's 8-year-old daughter, Georgia Ann, who stayed up long past her ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 11:34am -

August 1942. "George Woolslayer celebrated the visit of the soldier and sailor with a party at his home. Friends, relatives and fellow workers made up the list of guests. No ordinary party, this one will be remembered by the Woolslayers for years to come. Festivities started at 8 p.m. and lasted well into the next morning. Proudly seated on Sergeant French L. Vineyard's knee is Woolslayer's 8-year-old daughter, Georgia Ann, who stayed up long past her bedtime to take part in the fun. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." View full size. Medium format negative by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. Strange lookSergeant French L. Vineyard has a strangely predatory look in his eyes, I wonder what he just said to little Georgia Ann that has her smiling in such a coquettish manner. This photo is a little creepy, actually. Take a second look.This picture reminds me of myself a lot. When I go to other friends' places, their kids just seem to flock to me. They climb on my lap and make themselves comfortable. I give them the look – What do you think your doing? The more I growl the more they seem to like me. These two are just getting along fine and that is all that is going on. Sgt. F.L. VineyardFrench Vineyard is one of the most unGoogleable names I've ever come across. A Model SoldierThere is a small photo of Sergeant Vineyard (who looks much nicer than in the one at the party) in the Washington Post of March 11, 1942. His collar is undone and he has pulled his shirt open, like Superman. The caption reads, "Sergt. French L. Vineyard shows how American soldiers will wear two identification tags bearing the soldier's name, serial number, religion, blood type, date of tetanus immunization and the person to be notified in case of emergency. The new tags, of stainless and rustproof monel metal, replace the aluminum disk used by United States troops in World War I, which did not contain the valuable medical information." The article does not say, but I understand that there were two "dog tags" so that if a soldier was killed, one could be taken for record keeping and one could be left with the body for identification when it was recovered later. Sgt. VineyardVineyard's a bit of an unusual name. There is a listing for Sgt. Louis R. Vineyard of Oklahoma, of the 743rd Bomber Squadron, 455th Bomber Group (heavy) on the American Battle Monuments Commission web page for WWII burials overseas. He died on 20 December 1944 and is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy. Brother, perhaps? [There are over 1,400 Vineyards in the Social Security Death Index. Including one Frank L. Vineyard, 1921-1998. - Dave] (The Gallery, Alfred Palmer, Kids, Pittsburgh, WW2)
A Swell Soiree: 1942
... at extreme left, reaches for a slice of the ham which Mrs. Woolslayer is serving. Sergeant Vineyard is wearing the paper hat. Allegheny ... Vineyard might be a remarkable (if unGoogleable) name, but Woolslayer is pretty amazing too. By the way, Wikipedia tells me the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 11:19am -

August 1942. "A poster comes to life. Another democratic institution, beer and pretzels. Chief radioman Evans, at extreme left, reaches for a slice of the ham which Mrs. Woolslayer is serving. Sergeant Vineyard is wearing the paper hat. Allegheny Steel, Pittsburgh." One in a series of dozens of photos taken of the three men in a WW2 poster after they decided to get together. View full size. Medium format negative by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. What names!French Vineyard might be a remarkable (if unGoogleable) name, but Woolslayer is pretty amazing too. By the way, Wikipedia tells me the Duquesne Brewing Co. closed its doors in 1972. Another local brewery down the tubes. And notice the ketchup bottleIf it's ketchup, it's GOT to be Heinz. Especially if it's a Pittsburgh photograph! Great picture. (The Gallery, Alfred Palmer, Pittsburgh, WW2)
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