1930's Canal Zone Photos

Life as a soldier in the Panama Canal Zone - 1930's

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[1]  On patrol  [2]  Taking a break  [3]  New 37mm anti-tank guns replaced WWI "One Pounder's"
[4]  Men on patrol in Campaign Hats bearing "Golden Dragon", 14th Infantry Insignia

[5]  Service Company on maneuvers (wool shirts!)
[6]  MSG T.P. Gates at his field desk on maneuvers.  He later became an officer prior to WWII and retired as a Lt. Colonel in 1952, after 33 years of service
[7]  14th Infantry troops after being initiated in the "Order of Cerro-Bruja", 1933

[8]  Troops arriving at the Canal Zone are greeted with shouts of "23 and a Butt" to welcome the start of their two year tour in Panama

 

A special thanks  to Grant N. Gilray and John Gates for photos on this page.  And thanks to Terry Bender, 1/14th Inf, for making these documents available and for his dedicated efforts to preserve the history of the 14th Infantry Regiment.
 

 

1930's Panama Canal Zone Photos
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Last modified: April 05, 2015