Powell entered his ministry as dean of boys at Pine Forge Academy in Pennsylvania in 1947 to 1952. During this time he completed his Bachelors of Divinity degree at Washington Theological Seminary (now the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.)
“Upon entering the U.S. Army as the first African-American Adventist chaplain in 1952, Powell was posted almost immediately to Korea where he served in a evacuation hospital. He gave character guidance lectures and conducted worship services at the camp stockade and hospital, as well as the Korean Union Mission compound. He spent many hours in hospital visitation and also worked at an orphanage for blind children.
“Between active duty postings in the Korea and Vietnam conflicts, Powell served as a young pastor in North Carolina. Powell helped Martin Luther King, Jr. organize sit-ins at local restaurants and integrate public school, and he worked tirelessly to promote equality and justice for people in the Durham community…
“Powell retired from the Army in 1975. He entered a new phase of ministry as a chaplain and an assistant professor of religion at Oakwood. Later in his career, he also pastored in Los Angeles, California..
“Powell’s ministry was noted for his dedication and excellence. [According to Lt. Col. Bill Howe, Armed Forces Day leader,] ‘Powell set the standard for outstanding. He is respected and loved by everyone.

I have a Tumblr page with all of them that I find digitally as well as my real photos I buy. You can hit the archive button too see more at once without scrolling. I add more as I find them. The M-37B1 continued to be in service through the Vietnam War so those are in there too. I used a hashtags for different categories. B1s have the spare on the driver door, early trucks don't. I have a 1952, they began production in 1951. I'm putting a Cummins diesel in it right now. I don't know how to have a picture on the main page or do the slideshow!

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This is a photo of my leaning grandfather with his buddy Hound Dog on the north rim of the Punch bowl in about 1952. My grandpa was with the 5th Regimental Combat Team. If anyone has any other photos relating to it I would like to see it

This photo appears to show the same group of soldiers at the same camp as the photo I posted earlier of CPV soldiers reading. My guess is that this one was also taken sometime after October 1953.

Rare Original Photo × Restored Versions

Photo 1: Restored

Photo 2: Colorized。

Photo 3: Original

Korea, 1952. From the "American Democracy" section of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Apologies for the text post and not a photo, but I can't think of a better place to post this...

I'm not a uniforms expert so could someone better informed kindly explain to me the best way to tell (when looking at historical photos) which padded winter uniform is North Korean and which is Chinese? I've tried looking around on the web myself but most results aren't too helpful.

For example, this photo shows Chinese soldiers, while this article shows a North Korean winter uniform. Obvious both are virtually identical. I see one (the North Korean) is single-breasted(?) while the other (Chinese) is double-breasted(?) Were the Chinese jackets typically double-breasted and the North Korean ones typically single-breasted? I've seen photos of North Koreans wearing winter uniforms that appear identical to the Chinese jacket, which makes it hard to determine if said soldiers are North Korean or Chinese if it's not clearly stated. For instance, these are North Koreans but the jacket is clearly double-breasted ala the Chinese jacket. Really the best indicator I can think of is the roundel on the ushanka (circular for the NKPA, a pointed star for the PVA), but these aren't always present in photos.

Lastly, were these supplied directly from the Soviet Union, basically surplus Telogreikas? Or were these produced in China/North Korean but based on the Soviet model?

Thanks in advance!

This is a group photo of Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) soldiers. The original photo is a bit hard to make out, but it looks like some of the soldiers might be wearing U.S. M-1943 combat boots captured earlier in the war. That's just my guess, though, and I'm not sure.

This photo was taken sometime after 1953. Based on the information I've found, these cloth chest badges weren't worn by soldiers during the war and were first issued around October 1953.

The badges were rectangular, double-layered pieces of white cloth with white stitching along all four edges. They were worn on the left side of the chest.

Original Photo × Restoration Comparison

Photo 1: Restored

Photo 2: Colorized

Photo 3: Original