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[66th AIB Dug-In In a Field]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion troops dug-in in a field prior to the attack on Nassig, Germany. The 43rd Tank Battalion tanks are in the background. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[66th AIB Mortar Crews]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion mortar crews set up in the middle of a field outside the German town of Nassig. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Half-Tracks in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]

Photograph of half-tracks carrying American soldiers through a brick street in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Stone buildings line the road. The photo is shot through a sidewalk arch which contains woman holding a child.
Date: April 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Tank in Field]

Copy photograph of a tank in a field. There are tracks in the mud around the tank. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arthur J. Wagenkneckt on Lavingen Bridge]

Photograph of Arthur J. Wagenknecht near Lauingen Bridge on the Danube River, taken on April 22nd, 1945.
Date: April 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At Railroad Crossing]

Photograph of soldiers moving logs at a railroad crossing near Nuremberg, Germany. The man on the left, carrying a log, is Karl Olsen, and the man facing the camera on the right is Marvin Bertelson. The rest are unidentified.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B Company Moving Towards Schweinfurt]

Photograph of of B-Company on the way towards Schweinfurt, Germany in April, 1945.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks C30 at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of barracks C30 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. It is a two story wooden building with two ladders that extend from below the entrance and balcony to the roof. There are two doors on the balcony, both of which have broken windows.
Date: April 2, 1943
Creator: Thomas, Vern M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Battlefield Outside Nassig]

Copy photograph of the battlefield outside the German town of Nassig, where the 43rd Tank Battalion fought. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bivouacs at Camp Campbell]

Photograph of one of the first bivouacs at Camp Campbell. Men stand in between the tents.
Date: April 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bodies on the Ground]

Photograph of bodies on the ground in Landsberg, Germany.
Date: April 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Across the Rhine]

Photograph of the Alexander M. Patch bridge across the Rhine River at Worms. The old bridge, which was blown down by the Germans during their retreat, is visible to the left.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Sweeping a German Street]

Photograph of two German girls sweeping debris from a street with brooms while United States military personnel and other adults move around medical trucks. Various buildings line the street.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clifford Koah and a Friend]

Photograph of Cliff Koah and another man posing together for against a lightly hued backdrop. Both men are wearing dark buttoned shirts.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Column of Tanks March to Nuremberg]

Photograph of a column of tanks waiting beside a forest. Sever have soldiers sitting on top of their hulls or standing beside them.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: United States. Army. Signal Corps
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Convoys in Germany]

Two photographs taken in Germany. In the top photo, a convoy moves through a German village in Bavaria. The pink panels on the roof of several vehicles indicate friendly troops to aircraft. In the bottom photo, another convoy moves through a German town heading for Murnau, Germany and the Austrian Alps.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The tail of the jet is camouflaged and the vertical tail fin is painted with a white background and a swastika. The tail has been broken off and is lying on top of the left wing. "Jet German Plane" is handwritten on the lower portion of the photo.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas Postcard]

Photograph of a postcard which says "It's fun to visit Dallas." It was sent to Mrs. Sheard Goodwin in Pinnacle, Arkansas from Private Sheard Goodwin who was stationed at Camp Barkeley. Handwritten note inside the postcard reads, "Honey, maybe you can find where I am with this card."
Date: April 8, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing by a Covered 155mm Gun]

Photograph of Dan Melli standing in front of a 155mm gun that has been covered with canvas. Behind him, a surgical truck sits between two wooden houses.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Donald Hoppe By Truck]

Photograph of Donald Hoppe standing against a truck in Germany.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of Adrian Mariluch]

Drawing of Adrian Mariluch smiling and wearing a jacket, tie, and garrison cap. A note on the reverse side of the photo says that he was a member of Company A of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion and killed in Herrlisheim, Germany.
Date: April 15, 1945
Creator: Hatt, F. George, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of Edward Ostrach]

Drawing of Edward Ostrach smiling and wearing a buttoned shirt and helmet. A note on the reverse side of the photo says that he was a member of Company A of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion and killed in Herrlisheim, Germany.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: Hatt, F. George, Jr.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edward Scott Standing in Front of a Barracks Building]

Photograph of Edward Scott wearing along U.S. Army coat and carrying a bundle under his left arm. He is standing on a plank walkway that leads up to a lightly colored barracks building at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Two other soldiers can be seen standing on the wooden stairway that leads the building's entrance. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that says that he has just returned from a ten mile hike.
Date: April 9, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eight Soldiers]

Photograph of eight unidentified soldiers from A Company of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion posing together in front of a tree in Germany. A field and trees are visible in the background.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History