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[Howard Fay and Raymond Pieterick Behind a High Wall]

Photograph of Howard Fay and Raymond Pieterick standing together behind a high wall of a Catholic church in Dischingen, Germany. The two men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Aalen - Germany]

Photographs of captured German areas. The top two images concern destroyed railroad assets in Aalen, Germany. The image on the top left is of the ruins of a railroad station. The building has been burned away to reveal brick and metal supports. A locomotive sits to the right. The top right photograph features several locomotives sitting on tracks. The third photo is of a pile of artillery shells stacked in a woodland near Ansbach, Germany. The bottom left photo is a different angle of the same shells with U.S. soldiers posing in front of them. The bottom right photograph is of Howie Philwin, Al Kobelicks, Rhodes, and Nathan Levine wearing U.S. Army uniforms and walking down a road that cuts through a forest.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dan Melli Standing by a Sign Near the Danube]

Photograph of Dan Melli wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing by a sign erected on the side of a road. The sign is printed with "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." A tree and shrubs are visible behind him. Short rails and posts line the road to the right.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lt. Couvert on Horseback]

Photograph of Lt. Couvert riding on horseback in Neresheim, Germany.
Date: June 19, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Over the Danube at Dillingen, Germany]

Photograph of a cement bridge that crosses the Danube at Dillingen, Germany. Trees and shrubs are visible along the distant riverbank.
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scrapbook Page: Aalen's Swimming Pool]

Photographs of a swimming pool in Aalen, Germany. The top left photo shows Dan Melli and another man wearing swimtrunks and standing on a lawn around the pool. People can be seen reclining on the ground nearby. The photo in the top right shows Melli standing in front of a pool ladder. Behind him is an occupied swimming pool. The third photograph shows Lieutenant Bison, Allen, Dan Melli, Frank Ross, and Samuel Rascon wearing swim trunks and sitting in a line in front of a pool.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hahn Standing Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of William Hahn standing arms akimbo beside a jeep on a road. The dark haired man is only wear a pair of shorts and shoes.
Date: June 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Sitting by a Sign for the Danube]

Photograph of soldiers from the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion sitting in front of a sign that says "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." A dirt road passes to the left of the soldiers and a house with a picket fence is located to the right.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Edna IV Airplane]

Photograph of an L-4A airplane, the Edna IV, lying on the ground after crash landing in Steinheim, Germany.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hahn Standing Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of William Hahn standing arms akimbo beside a jeep on a road. The dark haired man is only wear a pair of shorts and shoes.
Date: June 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hahn Receiving a Silver Star Medal]

Photograph of William Hahn standing in the foreground to the left while Thomas Burns and Leroy Jenkins prepare to present him with a Silver Star Medal. Burns holds a piece of paper. Three more soldiers are standing on the background. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and all but Hahn are wearing garrison caps. A two story building with three dormers stands in the background to the right.
Date: June 16, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Hahn Standing Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of William Hahn standing arms akimbo beside a jeep on a road. The dark haired man is only wear a pair of shorts and shoes.
Date: June 20, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers with a Truck Beneath an Overhang]

Photograph of George Hatt standing behind Tolbert Worley, Guy Hamby, and Roy Herron while they are underneath a wooden overhang. A truck's rear door is open to the left with a hanging canvas bag.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Folsom, Leroy E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers with a Truck]

Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers with an Army truck. Four men stand together in front of the camera. The first man wears a helmet, the second's head is uncovered, and the final two men wear garrison caps. Three men sit on top of the truck's cab behind them. Booted feet can be seen propped up on the truck's side from the left.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Dear Leaning Against a Wall]

Photograph of Charles Dear in civilian clothing leaning against the wall of the Message Center building in Augsburg, Germany.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gaynes by Street Sign]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes sitting under a street sign, which reads "Heidenheim 6 km", in Herbrechtingen, Germany. A building and shrubs are visible in the background.
Date: June 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Army Soldiers Posing by a House]

Photograph of five uniformed American soldiers standing in front of a jeep and beside a house in Gundelfingen, Germany. Three of the men stand while two kneel.
Date: June 28, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier on Tank]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes sitting astride a medium tank in Herbrechtingen, Germany. Train cars are visible in the background.
Date: June 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lumber at Construction Site]

Photograph of a pile of lumber, on the left, at a construction site in Wasseralfingen, Germany. Soldiers stand on an elevated rock, looking at several wooden barricades to the right.
Date: June 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Holding Glasses]

Photograph of four soldiers, including R. M. King on the left, James Tirey in the center, and William Cure on the far right, holding small glasses at the 12th Armored Division Victory Dinner in Heidenheim, Germany.
Date: June 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Soldiers]

Photograph of David Stadler and Lt. Albert Gaynes posing together in front of a military truck in Herbrechtingen, Germany.
Date: June 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Swimming Pool]

Photograph of soldiers in a large swimming pool set up in a grassy field in Ellwangen, Germany A Jeep is visible to the right, and there is a building on the left.
Date: June 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Soldiers in Germany]

Photograph of three soldiers, including Lt. Albert Gaynes on the right, posing in Herbrechtingen, Germany, with buildings visible in the background.
Date: June 17, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History