Index to Still Photo Coverage - 196th Signal Photo Company
September to December 1944
Still photo coverage by members of the 3131st Signal Service Company from September to December 1944
prior to re-designation to the 196th Signal Photo Company
The co-authors continue to post additional materials concerning the conduct and operations of both the 3131st Signal Service Battalion and 196th Signal Photo Company. These include copies of original orders and materials pertaining to each unit which were obtained from the National Archives.
Special Tribute Photo Collections
These special tribute pages features some of the significant still photography of five Army Signal Corps photographers who served in the 196th Signal Photo Company. They include:
/ Cecil "Max"Campbell / John Mason / Donald Wiedenmayer / Jerry Kosseff
NOTE: The index below was provided by Donald Wiedenmayer and helps identify the first and last name of each photographer on the captions obtained. Army Signal Corps photo captions are typically identified by the last name only.
|
Last Name |
First Name |
Quantity Sept. – Dec. |
Caption |
News Value or Subject Coverage |
Quality |
|
Charles C. |
123 |
87% |
87% |
87% |
|
|
Marshall H. |
47* |
80% |
90% |
95% |
|
|
Robert G. |
217 |
82% |
87% |
83% |
|
|
(not listed) |
24* |
90% |
84% |
80% |
|
|
George H. |
135 |
81% |
86% |
85% |
|
|
Paul D. |
179 |
81% |
84% |
85% |
|
|
Harry |
156 |
80% |
95% |
90% |
|
|
Houghton |
(not listed) |
40* |
81% |
83% |
85% |
|
Jerome W. |
168 |
81% |
84% |
84% |
|
|
Melvin |
221 |
75% |
83% |
80% |
|
|
John T. |
80 |
82% |
85% |
82% |
|
| Mayer | (not listed) | ||||
|
Donald G. |
175 |
86% |
85% |
81% |
|
|
William D. |
96 |
78% |
80% |
85% |
|
|
John J. |
154 |
80% |
89% |
84% |
|
|
Peters |
(not listed) |
118* |
70% |
90% |
90% |
|
Daniel P. |
120 |
76% |
84% |
77% |
|
|
Chester G. |
62* |
70% |
93% |
92% |
|
|
Robert H. |
380 |
76% |
90% |
88% |
|
|
Tacey |
Robert F. |
170 |
81% |
84% |
84% |
|
Ralph E. |
512 |
88% |
92% |
88% |
|
|
Walden |
(not listed) |
35* |
85% |
85% |
85% |
|
Donald |
61* |
83% |
82% |
80% |
|
|
Peter |
46 |
80% |
90% |
89% |
|
|
Frank B. |
176 |
79% |
83% |
83% |
* Other duties - Houghton, Peters and Walden were assigned to other duties.
We're looking for additional photos taken by members of the 3131st Signal Service Company and the 196th Signal Photo Company
during the Italian Campaign
If you have Signal Corps still photos taken by individual members of the 196th Signal Photo Company during the Italian campaign which contain a last name only, use this table above for more complete identification.
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196th Signal Photo Company Photographers - Selected Photos
These special tribute pages features some of the significant still photography of five Army Signal Corps photographers who served in the 196th Signal Photo Company. They include:
/ Cecil "Max"Campbell / John Mason / Donald Wiedenmayer / Jerry KosseffIndex to 196th Signal Photo Company - Still Photo Gallery
Known Army Signal Corps photographs attributed by Signal Corps serial number to individual members of the 3131st Signal Service Company and the 196th Signal Photo Company, Italian Campaign, 1944-1945. These photos were obtained from the National Archives and the public domain.
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