[Half-Track in Mud]

Photograph of a half-track vehicle partially submerged in a pool of mud. A helmeted soldier can be seen with his hand on the open driver-side door.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vincent Konieczki Posing by Merkel, Texas Sign]

Photograph of Vincent Konieczki wearing an army uniform and garrison cap while standing beside a sign for Merkel, Texas. He is extending his thumb in a hitchhiker-like manner. The reverse side of the photo indicates that he is from La Salle, Illinois, and that he is close to Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers on a Jeep]

Photograph of five soldiers posing on a Jeep. One soldier leans against the hood, two are seated in the vehicle, and one sits on the back while embracing the fifth who stands at the rear. The men are identified from left to right as Beckman, Elliott, Petrik, Kjellberg, and Czeiner. The group is situated in front of long ground-level buildings.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Winder on the Hood of a Half-Track]

Photograph of Albert Winder crouching atop the hood of a half-track vehicle. An unknown soldier wearing a helmet is manning a machine gun behind Winder.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Gun Motor Carriage]

Photograph of a U.S. Army gun motor carriage bearing soldiers over a dirt road. The carriage is linked to another vehicle to the left.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl C. Morgan Standing by Temporary Quarters]

Photograph of Carl C. Morgan wearing a jumpsuit. He has his hands stuffed into his pockets and looks off to the side. Morgan is standing among rocks in front of a temporary quarters that has a sign bearing the names "Capt. Wilson, Lt. Meuser, Capt. Morgan." A man stands in the doorway behind Morgan and holds a picture above his head.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General George S. Patton on the Rhine]

Photograph of United States Army General George S. Patton standing on the edge of a pontoon bridge that spans the Rhine. Several soldiers are standing alongside a truck to the right, with the foremost man bearing a triangular patch over the side of his chest and holding a camera. All are wearing helmets and uniforms. Two houses are visible on the bank in the background. The reverse side bears the caption, "Patton on the Rhine."
Date: March 24, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gun Motor Carriage Stuck in a Peat Bog]

Photograph of a U.S. Army gun motor carriage with its rear half bogged down in peat. One soldier stands on top of the vehicle while another stands in front and inspects the tracks. A caption on the reverse notes that the photograph was taken at the foot of the Alps.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jasper Arbuckle and Rudolph Meuser at Camp Barkeley]

Photograph of United States officers Lieutenant Jasper Arbuckle and Captain Rudolph Meuser standing together on a field at Camp Barkeley in Texas. Small buildings are visible behind them.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers Standing Together Outside of a House]

Photograph of United States soldiers Bernard Boland, Leo Weigel, and Amidio Passero standing together in front of an ivy covered wall. Weigel is taking a drink from a bottle.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five American Soldiers Posing Before a House]

Photograph of five uniformed United States Army soldiers standing together in front of a house. The names Weigel and Thompson are written along the bottom of both sides of the photo. The reverse side contains a handwritten description of how the group was returning from somewhere and that a "bunch of Russians" had been sent home.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rudolph Meuser Reading a Newspaper]

Photograph of Captain Rudolph Meuser sitting in an armchair and reading a newspaper. His legs are crossed and he is holding a cigarette in his right hand.
Date: June 9, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["C" Building in Neubozheim]

Photograph of a pair of two story buildings located by a paved road and an ivy-covered tree. The building on the right has larger windows on its second story. The building in the background has a large grate of window panes on its second story, with smaller windows along its ground level.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Tank Crew Members Beside a Tank and Carrying Submachine Guns]

Photograph of four uniformed United States Army tank crew members standing next to a tank. The three men on the left are holding M3 submachine guns. The reverse side of the photo identifies the men from left to right as Paul Thomas, Otto Nelson, Archie Palmer, and Frank Huetig.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rudolph Meuser's Horse Groom]

Photograph of Rudolph Meuser's horse tender in a field. The suited man is standing behind a brown horse and to the right of a woodpile.
Date: May 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man in Rowboat]

Photograph of a man sitting in a boat on a pond. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "My chief, Passero."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of NCO Training Session]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting on benches outside of a building, facing a man at a podium. Text below the photo says "Sergeants get told in one of the class sessions preparing them for their job of telling the rookies when they arrive for training. These men, of the 493rd Armored Field Artillery Battery, are ones upon whom the punching power of the division will have to depend." The building is labeled "kitchen."
Date: [1942..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Frank Czeiner]

Photograph of Frank Czeiner wearing a military uniform and standing on a porch.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Spinneri in New Bolheim, Germany]

Photograph of a building with a tower at the top of the facade. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "C. Bary, Neu Bolheim," and another note on the back says "Front view of Spinneri, New Bolheim, June 45."
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Car]

Photograph of a soldier driving a car near railroad tracks. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "Our car, Landsburg."
Date: April 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Canal in Neu Bolheim]

Photograph of a canal in Neu Bolheim, Germany, with a bridge running across it.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Blue Danube Sign]

Photograph of a sign which says "You are crossing the beautiful Blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division."
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Three Soldiers]

Photograph of three soldiers standing together outside of a house.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Building in Germany]

Photograph of a building in Germany. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The Castle."
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History