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[Damaged German Ark]
Photograph of a stone ark damaged by bombs dropped on the city. Pedestrians walk past undisturbed. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Bomb-damaged arc at entrance to city."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group With Company A Flag]
Photograph of a group of soldiers standing in a muddy field with a flag for Company A held aloft.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certification as Member of Twelfth Armored Division for Robert L. Downey]
Photograph of a certificate that states Robert L. Downey served with the Twelfth Armored Division as a member of D Company 23rd Armored Tank Battalion.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plane in Field]
Photograph of a plane landed in a field with the framework of a hangar in the background and a soldier wearing a helmet in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Airport near Newburg on the Danube River - Bavaria."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Formal Retreat Parade at Fort Miles]
Photograph of three units of military personnel marking across a field. Most men are saluting, and some officers are identified at the front.
Date:
July 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Smith, Downey, Rutherford, and Grimes at Desk]
Photograph of four men sitting around a desk. They are identified as Mr. Smith, Captain Downey, Mr. Rutherford, and Captain Grimes.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[9th Station Hospital]
Photograph of a pair of cylindrical buildings that form the 9th Station Hospital in Okinawa.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man on Jeep in Camp Berkeley]
Photograph of a man in a mechanic uniform standing with one foot in the cab of a Jeep. The picture was taken in Camp Berkeley, Texas.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier By Nazi Plane]
Photograph of a young man wearing a helmet and mechanic uniform standing beside a plane with a swastika on the tail. One of his hands rests on the body of the plane. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Jerry Jet trainer on airport near Newburg on the Donau (Danube)."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men in Jeep in Alley]
Photograph of a pair of soldiers identified as Paul L. Sudabe from Bryan, Texas and James Henry Boyd from North Carolina. The pair sit in a Jeep that is parked in an alley in Heresheim, Germany.
Date:
August 4, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Veterans Posing in Front of House]
Photograph of a group of ten men dressed well, in front of a yellow house owned by the Warnes. Four men sit in the first row and six more stand in the second.
Date:
1990~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Standing on Tank]
Photograph of a young soldier standing on a broken down tank on a dirt road. A note on the back of the photo lists details about the King Tiger Royal Kraut Tank.
Date:
May 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[General Grant and Two Men]
Photograph of three men on a tank, with the words "General Grant" written on the photograph. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Foster - Gunner; Cowen - Commander; Downey - Driver."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. P. Abbott to Mrs. Downey - December 18, 1940]
Letter written to Mrs. Downey, the mother of Robert L. Downey, detailing the acceptance of her son into the armed forces.
Date:
December 18, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Rubble]
Photograph of the rubble and ruins of a city behind a gate. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, " They fought a ware here - village near Ingolstadt on the Danube."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dauchau Sign]
Photograph of a pair of soldiers, Lt. Pauloski and Lt. Downey standing next to a road sign for Dauchau 1000 meters away. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "The 'm' is for meters (39 inches) -- Lt Pawloski and Lt. Downey."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Last Resistance in Auland]
Photograph of a smoke cloud obscuring a city along a dirt road where a tank travels. The text below the picture reads "Wiping last resistance out of Auland, Austria."
Date:
May 2, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Car on Paved Road]
Photograph of a car on a paved road, with rocky walls on either side of the road. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Dixie Highway - North of Knox."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Men Around Artillery]
Photograph of a large group of men in mechanic uniforms and helmets, standing around a large piece of artillery.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Road From Passenger's Point of View]
Photograph of a straight road with a car in front of the one the photograph is taken within. The rock walls stretch above the cars on either side of the road. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Dixie Highway - North of Knox."
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fourth Armored Division Certification]
Photograph of a certificate that states Robert L. Downey served with the Fourth Armored Division as a member of Company A 37th Tank Battalion.
Date:
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
["Superman" in White Boxers]
Photograph of a young man wearing dog tags, white boxers, and combat boots while standing between two rows of tents. The man has hands on his hips, with a note reading "Superman" in the corner.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[River Crossing on the Ice]
Photograph of two tanks on a white landscape. One is tilted on the side. Handwritten note on the front of the photo reads, "River crossing on the ice - Black River in upper New York -- Feb. '41 - Temp. 35 degrees below."
Date:
February 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History