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[Photograph of Harold H. Smith]

Photograph of Harold H. Smith, a member of 494th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, taken at Camp Campbell, Kentucky in September of 1943.
Date: September 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier and Tent]

Photograph of a soldier sitting on a helmet on the ground outside of a small tent, with his jacket hanging on a tree branch. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Maneuvers - September 1943 Tennessee. This is a pup tent with a sun porch."
Date: September 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Sitting Under a Tent]

Photograph of a soldier sitting under a tent located in a wooded area. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and a knit cap. Before him lies a helmet, a jacket, and a blanket containing a mess kit.
Date: September 8, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier in Yard]

Photograph of a soldier standing on a small pathway in a yard, with trees and bushes behind him.
Date: September 13, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Jefferson Davis Monument]

Postcard of the Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview, Kentucky. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "This is the first day of [?] and it was one swell day as far as weather & everything else is concerned. There was nothing at all exciting but it does take time to get into operation. We'll have more to report later. Bro Woodrow."
Date: September 13, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Uniformed Men with a Cannon]

Photograph of William Booker, Ronda Lee Gill, William Giannopoulos, and Oris Cripe standing together behind a cannon carriage. Gill and Cripe are both propping up a knee on the carriage. The men are wearing khaki uniforms and garrison caps. Behind the men are trees and a three-story building from the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso. A handwritten note on the back indicates that the men are roommates.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Crouching in Front of a Mountain]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos wearing a uniform, glasses, and peaked cap while crouching in front of a mountain covered in scrub vegetation.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Hugging a Tree]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning forward against a tree and hugging it with his arms. He looks towards the camera and wears a soft cap and uniform. A four-story building of the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy is visible in the background. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that says "Who is drunk - The tree or me."
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Posing Before a Mountain]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos crouching on a scrub field with a view of a mountain behind him. He is wearing a khaki uniform, peaked cap, and glasses.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Posing Before His College Bedroom]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing in front of the window of his apartment bedroom at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. He is wearing a khaki uniform and glasses.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Reclining on the Ground]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos reclining on a grassy field. He is wearing a uniform and eyeglasses.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos Sitting with William Booker]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the ground behind the reclining William Booker. Booker is shirtless, leaning against Giannopoulos, and has his hands on the other man's shins. Giannopoulos is shirtless and wearing a peaked cap. His arms are clasped around Booker. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the photo indicates that they are roommates.
Date: September 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Standing Togehter in Front of Tents]

Photograph of Nathan Levine, Dan Melli, Giordano, Irving Denemark, and Marcus Dreyfus wearing U.S. Army uniforms, coats, and soft caps. Dreyfus is leafing through a book. They are standing in front of a several tents.
Date: September 22, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Woman and Airplane Cartoon]

Postcard with a cartoon of a plane landing next to a woman, and text that says "It's plane to see...I'd like a letter from you!" A handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Clara Aten & Family from Nevin E. Herminger says "Dear Friends: I received your card, glad to hear from you. So you're having frosts up there, I guess we won't have any here, it is too warm here. Glad to hear the war loan is going good up there. Hope it does everywhere. It rained Fri. a little here, the first since we're out here I almost forgot what rain looked like. Ha. It is still wet. Nevin."
Date: September 26, 1943
Creator: Hermsinger, Nevin E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bernikow Preparing Rations for Other Soldiers]

Photograph of Bernikow, left, preparing rations for other soldiers that have gathered in a wooded area. He and another soldier are holding a stick with a suspended frying basket that contains several cans of food. They're holding this basket over a smoking garbage can. Other soldiers to the right are holding pans and cups.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers Standing by Tents]

Photograph of five uniformed U.S. Army soldiers standing together in front of a group of tents. The man on the left is wearing a backpack, while the man to his left carries a satchel.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nathan Levine Resting Outside Evacuation Station]

Photograph of Nathan Levine kneeling underneath the tent structure of an evacuation station. He is holding a helmet under his arm and kneels beside a blanket covered with a frying pan.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nathan Levine Standing Outside Evacuation Station]

Photograph of Nathan Levine standing in front of the tent structure of an evacuation station. He is wearing an Army uniform, helmet, and a satchel. The man with his hands crossed in the background is Lieutenant Kurtz. Trees covered the background.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[PFC Burdzy with Tank]

Photograph of P.F.C. Burdzy standing alongside an M-5 tank while on maneuvers in Tennessee. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "P.F.C. Burdzy, Florence, TN. New M5 light tank".
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers by Tent]

Photograph of Alfred Rhoades and Alfred Roy Tyler standing by a tent while on maneuvers in Tennessee. Another unidentified man kneels in front of the tent. Vehicles and people are visible amid the trees in the background.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing Outside Receiving Medical Station]

Photograph of four uniformed and helmeted U.S. Army soldiers standing together outside a tent in a wooded area. The tent is identified as a medical receiving station. The men are identified from left to right as Private Howard Levine, Lieutenant Stavros, Lieutenant Simon, and Lieutenant Kurtz.
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli and Irving Denemark in a Wooded Area]

Photograph of Dan Melli and Irving Denemark standing together in a wooded area. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, helmets, and bedrolls.
Date: September 29, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Bearing a Man on a Litter]

Photograph of Irving Denemark and Dan Melli carrying an unnamed soldier on a litter. A man identified as Bernikow stands over the unnamed soldier and holds his hand.
Date: September 29, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Posing and Eating Apples]

Photograph of five soldiers posing together in a field. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, field jackets, and helmets. Bernikow and Dan Melli are eating apples while standing behind the kneeling trio of Irving Denemark and two other soldiers. Several other soldiers are visible near small trees and a truck in the background.
Date: September 29, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History