196th Signal Photo Company Still Photo Gallery
John Mason
Army still
photographer John Mason did not see his former partner, Burke O’Connell until
the end of the war when all 196th Signal Photo Company personnel were
recalled by command headquarters in Montecatini, Italy to prepare to return to
the U.S. for redeployment. These undated photos from O'Connell's personal
collection capture a lighter side of their
friendship.
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Open photo galleries to view by last name the individual work of other 196th Signal Photo Company (SPC) photographers. The galleries also include work by members the 3131st Signal Service Company from which the 196th SPC was formed in late 1944. Members of the 163rd SPC also shot still and newsreel film during the Italian Campaign. The work of their photographers is also included in our photo galleries as are works credited to the Army Pictorial Service. (Note: The authors continue to find Signal Corps photos taken by members of the 196th SPC from a variety of sources including the National Archives. The galleries include original captions, some censored in the field.
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An armed and hilarious Burke O’Connell, left, and John Mason, right, mug for the camera. Fellow photographer, Marshall “Sonny” Diskin, holds a flashbulb. (Edmund Burke O'Connell personal collection) |
O’Connell prepares to press the shutter of his wine bottle camera in this playful multiple exposure black and white print. (Edmund Burke O'Connell personal collection) |
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Burke and partner, John Mason wonder where they put their last bottle of potent Italian grappa. (Edmund Burke O'Connell personal collection) |
Burke and John are all smiles as they enjoy a balcony view of Florence with a local family. (Edmund Burke O'Connell personal collection) |
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Burke O’Connell, John Mason and their driver, Snuffy Owens. (Edmund Burke O'Connell personal collection) |
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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 Kosseff
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Additional Historical Resources
O'Connell's Equipment: Bell & Howell 35mm Eyemo Camera
Captain Melvin Gillette / Architect of the Army Pictorial Service
Selected Reference Materials (Orders and Official Documents) / Army Pictorial Service - North Africa
196th SPC - Awards and Decorations
/ 196th SPC Roll of Honor / 196th SPC - Unit History/ 196th SPC - Campaign for Sicily / 196th SPC - Motion Picture Coverage / 196th - Still Photo Coverage
Bibliography / Veteran's History Project / Nauders Crossroads - 1945
© The Last Farewell - A journey of the heart
By Edmund Burke O'Connell and co-authors Julie Whitman Jones and Thomas J. Sullivan, Jr.
email the authors: info@thelastfarewell.net
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