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[119th Armored Engineer Battalion Bus in Germany]

Photograph of a 119th Armored Engineer Battalion bus parked near a small house in Germany. The Battalion's name is painted on the side, as is a triangular logo. Men can be seen getting into either of the bus' two doors, and another soldier stands by the rear door. Bundles are strapped down on top of the bus.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Football Team]

Photograph of the members of the 12th Armored Division's football team. Four rows of the men are arranged on stadium seating. Their names are handwritten on the back of the photo.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Sign]

Photograph of a 12th Armored Division sign at Dillingen Bridge in Germany.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1st Gun Section]

Photograph of the soldiers of the 1st Gun Section, Company A, 495th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, posing in front of a tank or half-track. Those in the front row are, from left to right, Cooper, Peterson, Hawkins, Brown, and Russell Broadus. The soldiers in the bottom row are Howard McGuffy, James Beymer, Salvatore Deiudicibus, and Kermer.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[23rd Tank Battalion Platoon Leaders]

Photograph of the platoon leaders of Company A of the 23rd Tank Battalion standing next to a sign mounted on a fence. The man standing to the left of the sign is Lt. Cecil D. "Buck" Walston, and the man to the right of the sign is Lt. Leslie B. Miller. The man seated next to the sign, holding a rifle, is 2nd Lt. Walsh.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[23rd Tank Battalion Survivors]

Photograph of the survivors of Company A of the 23rd Tank Battalion. The men in the back row stand and those in the front row kneel with their rifles.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[56th AIB On Parade]

Photograph of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion on parade in Bopfingen, Germany. A large hill is visible in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[56th Armored Infantry Battalion]

Photograph of members of HQ company of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion. Those in the back row are Giangregario, Victor Ricketson, William Smith, William Otto, William Waddington, Jr., Albert Mollan, Elvin Waldof, Joe Sokal, Charles Allendoerfer, and Francis Kruger. The soldiers in the third row are Werner Schielke, Philip Justice, Jack Vaughn, Joseph Gallagher, Raymond Canterbury, John Tedrowe, Richard Ahlman, Carl Jenkins, Gola New, Keuster, Marion Best, Boitnott Gentry, Stanley Kubiak, Gus Proffitt, James Hollingsworth, Long, Charles Hicks, Carl Herron, Clarke, Colonge, and Elisha Rallings. Those in the second row are DeWitt, Francis Simmonds, LeGrande Quick, Joseph DaSilva, Danny Renolds, James Read, Charles McDonald, Jr., Albert Schaefer, an unidentified soldier, Joseph Ametrano, Leon Sarkis, Billey Carrigan, and Raymond Cromer. Those in the first row are Donald Conkling, Richard Hinojosa, Robert Pilling, Alex Palma, John Ostman, Daniel Knox, Roger Preist, William Desmond, Leslie Siverling, and Russell.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[66th Armored Infantry Battalion Sign by the Danube River]

Photograph of a bridge that crosses the river Danube. Soldiers can be seen standing on the bridge. A sign on the nearby bank reads "The 'Blue Danube' Courtesy of 'A' Company of 66 AIB."
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[714th Battalion Tanks]

Photograph of Company A, 714th Tank Battalion tanks at Gundle Fergau, Germany.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[7th Army Liason Pilots]

Photograph of 7th Army Liaison pilots standing on the steps leading up to the entrance of a building.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[7th Army Liason Pilots]

Photograph of 7th Army Liaison pilots standing on the steps leading up to the entrance of an ivy-covered building.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[82nd Armored Medical Battalion Vehicles Driving Down a German Street]

Photograph of 82nd Armored Medical Battalion vehicles driving down a street in Dillingen, Germany. To the left, two soldiers can be seen inside of a captured Volkswagen that has a white star painted on its door. A large truck to the right bears the image of a cross against a white square on its canvas covering. Tall brick buildings line the road.
Date: 1945
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[82nd Medical Battalion Soldiers with Ambulances]

Photograph of soldiers from the 82nd Medical Battalion soldiers with two ambulances. Some of the men are identified from left to right as George Agriagianis, Lewis Sweger, Kenneth Duvall, and Robert McNatt.
Date: Spring 1945
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Advance into Nazi City

Photograph of military personnel and armored vehicles traveling down a German street. Damaged buildings line the street, and piles of rubble are located on either side of the street in the foreground.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Mechanics]

Photograph of two aircraft mechanics Sergeant R. Smith and Corporal Frank Luzefski standing in front of a plane.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Mayer in Field]

Photograph of Albert Mayer standing in a field in Germany. Houses and mountains are visible in the background, and another soldier stands in the field behind Mayer.
Date: 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 Soldier Sitting in a Room]

Photograph of a uniformed American soldier sitting in a room. A coat hangs to the left, and a locker is located on the right. The man wears a garrison cap and a shirt that has ribbons over the left breast pocket and a patch with three chevrons on his left shoulder. "Que es este?" is written along the bottom of the photo.
Date: Autumn 1945
Creator: Hatt, George, Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Soldiers with Captured Waffen-SS]

Photograph of American soldiers standing around six captured Waffen-SS soldiers that are sitting on the hood of a half-track. A house with a tiled roof stands behind them.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Tank Crossing Pontoon Bridge at Over the Rhine River]

Photograph of an American tank crossing a pontoon bridge that spans the Rhine River. Soldiers can be seen on top of the tank and walking along the bridge. Remnants of a stone bridge can be seen in the river to the right. These piles of rubble lead up to an ornate bridge archway. The stone archway has a damaged roof and two turrets that would have framed the bridge.
Date: March 27, 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