Photograph of a single propeller airplane mid-flight. The fuselage left underside of its wing bear the image of an encircled white star with white bars protruding from its sides. The number 56 is written on the underside of the wing on the right. Flat scrub land is visible under the plane, as well as a line of small flags.

Photograph of the 12th Armored Division Band sitting with their instruments outdoors at Camp Barkeley. Rows of uniformed soldiers sit with a variety of instruments, and a man with a conductor's baton stands in the middle of the photo with his back to the camera. A tent can be seen among small trees in the background, while a jeep is parked on a dirt path to the left.

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.

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers from the 152nd Signal Company posing together in a wood. One row of the helmeted men kneels in front of the others. They are carrying a variety of rifles and submachine guns.

Photograph of nine basketball players posing together underneath a basketball goal. The foremost man holds a trophy and has knee pads with images of skulls and crossbones. Two mustached men kneel on either side of the basketball team.

Photograph of a 56th Armored Infantry Battalion mortar team on the side of a low hill. The men are loading and operating their mortars. A wooded hill is visible behind them.

Photograph of Camp Barkeley as seen from the air. Dirt roads separate a group of three larger buildings from rows of smaller camp buildings. A circular icon containing an "M" shaped image and the number 12 is visible in front of the foremost building which is labeled the Headquarters of the Twelfth Armored Company.

Photograph of several uniformed U.S. Army medics walking on a muddy dirt road that passes between a group of houses. Armored vehicles are visible behind them.

Photograph of Carl Lyon standing in front of a plywood hutment. He is wearing a dress uniform and stands with his hands together in front of him.

Photograph of uniformed U.S. soldiers standing among various tracked vehicles while their tracks are being replaced. The track of the tank to the left is in the middle of having its track removed.

Photograph of Colonel Charles Hartman sitting on the side of a jeep. He is wearing a uniform and helmet. A jeep is visible in the background.

Photograph of a group of six uniformed and helmeted soldiers posing with their tank named "St. Louis Blues." Two of the men lean against the hull while standing on the ground, one sits on its hull, two more sit on the turret, and another sits on the tank's gun.

Photograph of Dave Arburn standing beside a Sherman tank. He is wearing a helmet and U.S. Army uniform.

Photograph of uniformed soldier Dominick Latella kneeling with a dog named Snafu. Latella's shadow is cast on a wall to the left. A clapboard building is visible in the background to the right.

Photograph of the members of the 12th Armored Division's 1st platoon machine gun squad. Six of the men are standing behind three crouching soldiers. The nine men are wearing uniforms and several of them are wearing helmets. The two crouching men on the right are positioned behind machine guns.

Photograph of two uniformed soldiers standing together on a rocky field at Camp Campbell, Texas. The two men are wearing dress uniforms with neckties tucked into their buttoned shirts. Two men wearing garrison caps can be seen walking towards a wooden building in the background.

Photograph of General Carlos Brewer sitting in front of a wooden wall. He is wearing a dress uniform, a necktie tucked into his shirt, and two metal stars on both sides of his collar.

Photograph of George Bliss and "Red" Maciolek standing a U.S. Army truck. Bliss is wearing a white tee shirt and jeans, while Maciolek wears a buttoned shirt and slacks. The truck is covered with a tarpaulin and contains a box on the right side of the truck's bed.

Photograph of a group of German soldiers surrendering at the Colmar Pocket in France. Four of the German soldiers have their hands on their heads, while the foremost man holds his hands in front of him. Two helmeted American soldiers stand at either end of the group. The surrounding area is covered with snow and bare vegetation.

Photograph of Harold Miller wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing at the side of a jeep. A wooden split level building appears behind him.

Photograph of more than twenty soldiers arranged around outdoor tables that are covered with papers, boxes, and typewriters.

Photograph of Joseph Stryzik, a uniformed soldier wearing a garrison cap, riding on the back of a horse with a chestnut pattern. They are located on a street beside a row of houses. Another soldier stands next to an old man on the sidewalk to the left.

Photograph of Larry Farmer sitting cross-legged underneath a pup tent in front of some trees. He is wearing a helmet and U.S. Army uniform. Pans hang from a tree to the right.

Photograph of four uniformed U.S. soldiers standing indoors around a desk. One man to the left is holding a stack of papers, the next man holds a mess kit tin, the third man points at an object on the desk, while the fourth holds another mess tin.