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[Tony Antonowich Rising From a Bunk]

Photograph of Tony Antonowich wearing a pair of shorts while sitting up on his bunk. William Giannopoulos reclines in the bunk beside Antonowich. Two bottles sit on a table in the foreground nearby.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Standing by a Truck]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos wearing a soft cap, glasses, scarf, and jacket while standing beside a U.S. Army truck. The truck has lettering painted along its hood and an encircled star painted on its door. The reverse side of the contains a note from his wife, Kathryn, regarding the scarf that he's wearing.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rufus Baxter in Front of a Half-Track]

Photograph of a Rufus Baxter standing with his right hand on the bumper of a half-track. Baxter wears a garrison cap and jumpsuit. The half-track vehicle has a star painted on its grille, "Convoy First Vehicle" painted on its bumper, and canvas covering baggage on its top.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Leaning Against a Burned Building]

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army soldier leaning against a burned-out concrete building. In front of him is a chair that has two handwritten signs resting against it. The sign in the seat reads "Hitler's Home," while the sign resting against the legs says "Hitler Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos with Prime Mover Truck]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing on the ground beside a 7 1/2 ton prime mover truck. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform, glasses, and a helmet while holding a carbine in his right hand. The truck contains tank treads and gas cans and carries an M4 tank on a trailer. Giannopoulos explains the picture in a handwritten note on the reverse side of the photograph.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in the Driver's Hatch of an M4 Tank]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier identified as "Dickey" that is partially inside of the driver's hatch of an M4 tank. The tank's turret aims forward. A white star is painted on the front of the vehicle.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos on Top of an M4 Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos on top of an M4 tank. The uniformed man is standing out of the turret hatch and is leaning on a hatch door. in the background, several trucks can be seen around a building on the lower left portion of the photo.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Firing a Carbine]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos kneeling on the ground and aiming a carbine to the right. He is wearing a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos and Richard Mauger in a M5 Light Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos and Richard Mauger standing up out of hatches on an M5 light tank. The two men are wearing uniforms and helmets, while Giannopoulos also wears goggles. The tank's 37 mm cannon is pointed between the two men. Another tank is visible to the right and buildings of Camp Barkeley, Texas, are visible in the background.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Sitting on an M4 Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the hood of an M4 tank. Giannopoulos wears a soft cap and U.S. Army uniform. The tank's gun is aimed over his left shoulder.
Date: August 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 Tank]

Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 tank. Mauger sits on the hull of the vehicle while Giannopoulos stands up from within the driver's hatch. Giannopoulos leans an arm over the tank's gun while wearing a helmet and goggles.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos with a Bazooka]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos holding a bazooka while standing next to plywood hutments at Camp Barkeley, Texas. A truck can be seen on a dirt road to the right of Giannopoulos. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the photo discusses the bazooka.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning against the hood of a half-track. He wears a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. It is parked over a piece of concrete labeled HQ-1.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Sign for a Danube River Bridge]

Photograph of a sign that stands beside houses, a telephone pole, and in front of a tree. The sign reads "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." The lower right portion of the sign features a triangle.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Standing on a Tank with a Machine Gun]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing on top of a tank turret while holding a .30 caliber machine gun. He is wearing glasses and a U.S. Army uniform. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note from Giannopoulos regarding his living situation.
Date: September 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos with a Brockway B666 Bridge Erector Truck]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing to the side of a Brockway B666 bridge erector truck. Giannopoulos is wearing a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. He extends his right hand to hold onto one of the erector parts. A shovel and pickaxe hang on the side of the truck.
Date: August 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning against the hood of a half-track. He wears a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. It is parked over a piece of concrete labeled HQ-1. The reverse side of the photograph contains a note "to Kay" regarding Giannopoulos' displeasure at driving half-tracks.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Sitting on a Half-Track's Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the track of a half-track. Giannopoulos is wearing a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform. The vehicle has a bag hanging near its front and a square and star painted on its side.
Date: August 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Crouching Beside a Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos crouching beside the machinery of a tank's treads. Two other soldiers can be seen talking to each other on the other side of the tank behind the gun.
Date: September 4, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos Crouching by a Cactus]

Photograph of Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos kneeling together by a cactus beside a drainage ditch. A truck is driving on a road to the right, while a person can be seen on a dirt path near camp buildings to the left.
Date: August 22, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on a Tow Truck]

Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on the back of a ten ton tow truck. The two men are wearing caps and u.S. Army uniforms. Mauger stands beside the cab while Giannopoulos leans against the boom winch. A building and three more trucks are visible behind the tow truck.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History