Monday, March 31, 2008

Iconic photographs




I am currently trying to determine if the soldier highlighted in the well-known picture above is Mike Sadler. Any confirmation available, as well as the names of the other gentlemen in the photograph? I understand that Lieutenant Macdonald is driver of the closest Willy jeep.


Another photo at the very top, shot from a different angle in what are a serious of posed photos, offers a closer view, but I still cannot be certain.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's probably Bill Kennedy. Have a look at the captions for these photos which are presumably from the same day:

http://www.specialforcesroh.com/image-1656.html

http://www.specialforcesroh.com/image-4004.html

Cheers,
Jason

JAC said...

Jason, thank you for the reference. I had actually forgotten that particular website, which I had visited some time long ago but misplaced...

Anonymous said...

names of L detachment: Left to Right
W. BRIAR Gunner
Bobby Mc DOUGALL Driver
W. HENDERSON ?Gunner
?
Bill KENNEDY
Lt Mc DONALD
Picture taken on January 43, 18th
South Tunisia W. of Mareth Line

Yours
Pierre-Jean from France

Anonymous said...

I've met personnally Bobby Mc DOUGALL 2 times last Year in Sennecey
Sept 4th and In Grandrupt Sept.8th
with others veterans of the S A S.
Regimental Association and he has
himself the renseignments
Unfortunately he was dead on March
2nd.
Yours Pierre-Jean (again)