[Soldier and a Child Watching Ducks]

Photograph of a squatting soldier and a young child in front of a pond. They are looking at a group of young ducks that are gathered in the foreground.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homer Petross Manning a Half-Track's Machine Gun]

Photograph of Homer Petross manning a machine gun that is mounted on top of a U.S. Army half-track. "Angela II" is painted along the bottom of the vehicle's right door.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Loaded Hay Wagon Moving Through Town]

Photograph of an ox-drawn wagon laden with hay that is moving through a town. Small trees and buildings line the left side of the road.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German House and Woodshed]

Photograph of two German buildings. The leftmost building is an open woodshed with boards piled at its sides. The stone house in the background is two stories tall and has double windows spaced regularly along its side.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homer Petross Holding a Captured German Machine Gun]

Photograph of Homer Petross standing before a rock wall and holding a captured German MG-42. Petross is wearing a helmet and an Army uniform.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Holding a Large Projectile]

Photograph of a uniformed and helmeted U.S. Army soldier holding a large shell projectile that is approximately three feet long. Houses, a picket fence, and a woodpile are visible behind him.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Parked by Autobahn]

Photograph of a twin engined airplane parked among trees to the side of a German highway.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Homer Petross in Uniform]

Photograph of Homer Petross posed standing in front of a wooden backyard fence with a barbecue grill and garden hose next to him. He wears his old Army uniform.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Old City]

Photograph of the ruins of an old city wall, showing stones on the ground from the crumbling building in the right foreground.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Battle Aftermath]

Photograph of two soldiers standing in front of the ruins after a battle. A multistory house with a missing roof can be seen in the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Homer Petross]

Photograph of Homer Petross posed standing in front of a light-colored stucco building.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Unknown Soldiers]

Photograph of two unidentified soldiers standing in front of a two story building. One of the men slouches in a standing position with his jacket hanging off one shoulder.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Twin Engine Plane]

Photograph of a twin engine plane parked next to the Autobahn in Germany. The road is blurry, suggesting that the photo was taken in a moving automobile.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier in Black Forest]

Photograph of an unknown solider standing in front of two stumps while surrounded by the trees of the Black Forest in southwest Germany.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Homer Petross]

Photograph of Homer Petross posed standing in front of a wooden backyard fence with a barbecue grill and garden hose next to him.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hay Wagon]

Photograph of farmers loading a hay wagon hitched to a team of cattle.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Homer Petross]

Portrait of Homer F. Petross, seated and visible from the waist up, wearing his army uniform. A man's hand can be seen on his shoulder, a result of the postcard being cut to show only Petross.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Twin Engine Plane]

Photograph of a twin engine plane parked next to the Autobahn in Germany. The road is blurry, suggesting that the photo was taken in a moving automobile.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Crucifix]

Photograph of a wall mural of a crucifix in Germany.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Twin Engine Plane]

Photograph of a twin engine plane parked next to the Autobahn.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Hay Wagon]

Photograph of a full hay wagon positioned alongside a building.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Homer Petross with Friend]

Photograph of Homer Petross (right) and an unidentified soldier posed in front of a group of residential houses. Both of the men wear matching military uniforms and hold tin cans.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Homer Petross in Uniform]

Photograph of Homer Petross posed standing in front of a wooden backyard fence with a barbecue grill and garden hose next to him. He wears his old Army uniform.
Date: 1994
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Soldiers]

Photograph of two soldiers posed crouched down beneath a stone bridge. A young boy can be seen running around in the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History