16101 Continental Line Officer Standing At Ease John Jenkins Airplanes Those closer to home were

Those closer to home were allowed the opportunity to see family and loved ones

A three-colour camouflage version of this ubiquitous German Half Track

He was retired by the Marine Corps in 1955

Montgomery’s plan to cross the Rhine and end the war by Christmas was overly optimistic

Originally introduced into service with the army in 1938

16101 Continental Line Officer Standing At Ease John Jenkins Airplanes Those closer to home wereThe majority of the enlisted men of the Continental Army came from the working class and were motivated to volunteer for service by specific contracts that promised bounty money, regular pay, food, and clothing. The officers of both the Continental Army and the state militias were typically yeoman farmers with a sense of honor and status and an ideological commitment to oppose the policies of the British Crown. Uniforms for officers were usually