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[Albert Gaynes in Paris]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in a street in Paris, France.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlo Ward by a Half-Track]

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named Arlo Ward as he stands in front of a half-track named "Amelia Kate." A row of houses can be seen behind fences on the right.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berg and Clark in Germany]

Photograph of SSgt. John Berg and MSgt. William Clark standing outside a Message Center in Germany. The front left wheel of a vehicle is visible to the right.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boxing Match]

Copy photograph of two boxers and a referee in a boxing ring during CatClaw Fest. Soldiers sit around watching the ring. The referee is Arthur Hyatt, the boxer on the left is Jerome Bentar, and the boxer on the right is James Hart. Al Hostak, the trainer of the Black Cats, stands at the extreme right corner of the ring.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Coombes Against McGuire]

Copy photograph of Donald Coombes fighting in a boxing match against McGuire. Coombes won the match.
Date: May 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Gazing Out of a Surgical Truck]

Photograph of Dan Melli leaning out of a window of a surgical truck. The truck bears the image of a cross inside of a white square.
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Slicing an Onion]

Photograph of Dan Melli standing inside of a shadowy building over a pot filled with water. Another soldier stands nearby, but both he and Melli have their torsos outside of the camera's view.
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason Standing Together]

Photograph of Dick Foures, James Ryan, Joseph Jean, Emory Deason standing together in front of a building at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Foures, Ryan, and Deason are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps, while Jean wears a sleeveless shirt.
Date: May 8, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dumped Tanks]

Three copy photographs of tanks on a muddy road. The first photograph shows a soldier kneeling next to the tracks of a Mark V German tank. In the middle photograph, several soldiers stand around a tank in a ditch off a muddy road after a snowstorm in Austria. In the last photograph, a soldier stands on top of a recovery vehicle prepared to winch a Mark IV tank out of a ditch and onto the road.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Everett Roeder Behind Dan Melli]

Photograph of Dan Melli standing inside of a shadowy building while Everett Roeder looks in from the bright outdoors. Both are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, though Roeder also wears sunglasses and a soft cap. The caption on the reverse side declares that Melli was cooking steaks on a portable grill.
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Women Standing in a Boxcar Doorway]

Photograph of five young women standing within the doorway of a boxcar at a rail yard in Augsburg, Germany. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note that says these are Israeli women who were released from the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Women Standing in a Boxcar Doorway]

Photograph of five young women standing within the doorway of a boxcar at a rail yard in Augsburg, Germany.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frank Campo in Heidenheim]

Photograph of Frank Campo standing next to a building. He holds a flag in one hand.
Date: May 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freed Polish Slaves Sitting by a Fence]

Photograph of ten Polish slave laborers sitting on the ground in front of a picket fence. Two wooden buildings are visible behind them.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes by a Pier]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing at a bombed out pier in Le Havre, France. Buildings and the ocean are visible in the background.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Hatt Before a Collapsed Building]

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named George Hatt standing in front of a completely collapsed building. Ceiling beams cover the pile of rubble. Intact buildings are visible in the background.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Hatt Beside War Memorial]

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier named George Hatt standing beside a statue of a naked man. "Der Wollte" is written on stone.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Germans Reading Poster]

Photograph of a group of Germans reading a poster picturing and explaining Nazi atrocities in concentration camps and explaining them. One of the German women has a bicycle with her.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of Soldiers and Wives]

Photograph of three married couples posing together in front of a car. They are, from left to right, Elsie Hacker, Walter Hacker, Bill Bowling, Zella Bowling, Ralph Jannelli, and Anna Jannelli. A building is visible in the background.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jeep at Lake Abilene]

Photograph of a group of soldiers Boyd, Kelly, and Doughty on a Jeep that was stuck in the mud at Lake Abilene in Texas.
Date: May 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joe Murray in Doorway]

Photograph of Joe W. Murray, a member of the 92nd Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron, standing in a doorway.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli Sitting Outdoors]

Photograph of Johns, Carlton Sparks, and Dan Melli sitting together outside on the grounds of O'Reilly General Hospital in Missouri. Johns is wearing a tee shirt and slacks and lies on a blanket. Sparks is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting. Melli is shirtless and wears shorts. Two two-story buildings are visible behind them.
Date: May 28, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Arsenault in Germany]

Photograph of Joseph Arsenault in Langenau, Germany, two days before VE Day. He stands in front of a building with a fence.
Date: May 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Kiker and George Hatt by a Building]

Photograph of uniformed American soldiers named Joseph Kiker and George Hatt standing in front of a building. Plants and a shuttered window are located behind the two helmeted men.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History