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[Postcard of Crab Orchard Lake, Marion, Illinois]

Postcard of a group of people standing on a dock and swimming nearby in Crab Orchard Lake at Marion, Illinois. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says, "Hello all. Will probably arrive Thursday- trip has been fine so far. Am stopping off to see Lt. Crews. He is still alive. Woodrow."
Date: June 19, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jean Norton]

Photograph of Jean G. Norton wearing a Hawaiian shirt. The photo was taken by Elmer Bright during a visit in 1986.
Date: June 1986
Creator: Bright, Elmer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers with a Truck Beneath an Overhang]

Photograph of George Hatt standing behind Tolbert Worley, Guy Hamby, and Roy Herron while they are underneath a wooden overhang. A truck's rear door is open to the left with a hanging canvas bag.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Folsom, Leroy E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Over the Danube at Dillingen, Germany]

Photograph of a cement bridge that crosses the Danube at Dillingen, Germany. Trees and shrubs are visible along the distant riverbank.
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Dear Leaning Against a Wall]

Photograph of Charles Dear in civilian clothing leaning against the wall of the Message Center building in Augsburg, Germany.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing by a Sign Near the Danube]

Photograph of Dan Melli wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing by a sign erected on the side of a road. The sign is printed with "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." A tree and shrubs are visible behind him. Short rails and posts line the road to the right.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edna IV Airplane]

Photograph of an L-4A airplane, the Edna IV, lying on the ground after crash landing in Steinheim, Germany.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fessler With a Camera]

Photograph of Lawrence Fessler standing in front of a house, looking down at a camera he holds against his torso.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Platoon of Company C]

Photograph of the first platoon of Company C of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion. The first row sits cross-legged on the ground, and the back two rows stand. There is a flag in the middle of the photograph.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes at Brenner Pass]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes kneeling by a sign at Brenner Pass in Italy.
Date: June 18, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes by Street Sign]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes sitting under a street sign, which reads "Heidenheim 6 km", in Herbrechtingen, Germany. A building and shrubs are visible in the background.
Date: June 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes by Train]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes sitting on a chair in front of a train car and train tracks.
Date: June 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guarding SS Troops]

Photograph of Thomas Perrett guarding S.S. troops awaiting the Nuremberg trials in Germany.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hellcat Combat Camp]

Photograph of soldiers at Hellcat Combat Camp at Camp Campbell. From left to right, they are Alexius Chrystonka, Nicasio Sifventes, Edward Sybewski, and John Nugent. There are guns in front of and behind them.
Date: June 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Howard Fay and Raymond Pieterick Behind a High Wall]

Photograph of Howard Fay and Raymond Pieterick standing together behind a high wall of a Catholic church in Dischingen, Germany. The two men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Vitola and Another Soldier]

Photograph of John Vitola and another soldier standing together in front of the plywood wall of a quarters. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. Vitola drapes his left arm over the other man's shoulder.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johnny Bone On Stage]

Photograph of Johnny Bone standing on a stage at Camp Amirabad in Tehran, Iran.
Date: June 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lt. Couvert on Horseback]

Photograph of Lt. Couvert riding on horseback in Neresheim, Germany.
Date: June 19, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lumber at Construction Site]

Photograph of a pile of lumber, on the left, at a construction site in Wasseralfingen, Germany. Soldiers stand on an elevated rock, looking at several wooden barricades to the right.
Date: June 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Main Street of Heidenheim]

Photograph of main street in Heidenheim, Germany. There are buildings on both sides of the road, and a car is parked on the side of the road.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Washing Mess Kits]

Photograph of members of Company A of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion washing their mess kits after eating at Aalen, Germany.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Messina and Warner in Augsburg]

Photograph of John Messina and K. G. Warner posing together in Augsburg, Germany.
Date: June 10, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mortar Squad]

Photograph of soldiers of the mortar squad of Company A of 17th Armored Infantry Battalion in Germany. There is a house and a tree in the background.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nicholas Kepf with Two Prisoners of War]

Photograph of Nicholas Kepf standing between two prisoners of war in Heidenheim, Germany.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History