Photographs of Dan Melli and John and Joe Hurt in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top four photographs show the men consorting with two very young girls identified as Hannala and Greshia. The picture on the top left has the two blonde children standing alone by a picket fence. The image to the top right has Melli kneeling between them and embracing them. The second image on the left has Joe Hurt embracing the girls. The second photo on the right shows both Hurt and Melli sitting with the girls on the hood of an army jeep. The next photo shows Melli and Hurt leaning against the jeep with two young German children leaning against a fence to the left. The final photo features John and Joe Hurt sitting on the jeep's hood.

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.

Photographs of Russian soldiers who visited Dan Melli's station in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The first photo shows a mustached man standing at the corner of a building. A sign indicating the dispensary points forward near his head. The photo on the bottom left shows eight uniformed Russian soldiers standing together and posing for the camera. The final photo shows Russians gathered around a vehicle. The three men to the left are looking into the vehicle, while two men on the right look toward the camera.

Photograph of Joe Olivio standing by a wrought-iron fence at Neresheim, Germany. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Joe Olivio at C.P. 1 August '45, Neresheim, Germany".

Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top image shows homes along Wagner Strasse, with an "x" drawn over the house where Dan Melli was billeted. The second image shows a close-up of the home in which Melli was billeted, with an "x" drawn under the room where he stayed. The third image shows Dan Melli standing with Captain Brookshire and his dog, Rolph. The bottom photo is a picture of Captain Brookshire standing alone by a bridge's railing.

Photograph of M/Sgt. Oscar Lea and 1st Sgt. William Kovach flanking a 23rd Tank Battalion Service Company bulletin board. There are pictures of pin-up girls posted on the board.

Photograph of Harold Stoddard standing next to a building in Neresheim, Germany.

Photographs of a track event between forces from the Eastern Theater of Operations and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The first photograph shows hundreds of uniformed soldiers gathered in a stadium. The photo on the upper right has a distant shot of an event's winners standing on a platform beside a foot track. The middle photo shows uniformed soldiers named Jani, Kaufman, Hopper, Lebow, Walsh, and Hurt. The bottom photo shows athletes in dark clothing moving down a foot track while soldiers look on from the stands.

Photograph of Lieutenant Lester Johnson leaning on a staff car in Steinheim, Germany. Other vehicles are visible in the background.

Photograph of Lieutenant Les Johnson sitting on the turret of a tank in Steinheim, Germany.

Photograph of Lester Johnson's captured Ford automobile in Steinheim, Germany. Other automobiles are visible in the background.

Photograph of a group of soldiers, including Louis Lapinski, John Fore, Morrison, Michele Oliva, King, and Robert Wetzler, sitting at a table in Bolheim, Germany. Hills and a building are visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing at the front of a half-track in Heidenheim, Germany.

Photograph of a large church in Limburg, Germany, taken from the bridge that divides the town. The river is visible to the left.

Photograph of eight unidentified people standing on the balcony of a house in Germany. Other houses are visible in the background.

Photograph of several children standing by an M25 tractor and trailer in Frankfurt, Germany. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of Frederick Castle standing in a courtyard in Frankfurt, Germany. Buildings and a fountain are visible in the background.

Photograph of Sgt. Tony Praschak and Cpl. Henry Bassford posing together in front of a building in Heidenheim, Germany. They served in Company C of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion.

Photograph of Lester Johnson standing in front of a half-track. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lt. Johnson, half-track. Steinhiem, Germany."

Photograph of a soldier sitting on steps leading up to a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "On the steps toward The Castle - Heidelberg - Aug. 1945."

Photograph of a soldier standing on the grass in a courtyard surrounded by buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Heidelberg University, Aug 1945."

Photograph of Karlstor, a large arched monument topped with lions on either side of a coat of arms. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Karls Gate - Heidelberg - East entrance, Aug. 1945."

Photograph of a soldier sitting on rocks in front of a small pond with a statue in the middle of it, inside the walls of Heidelberg Castle. The statue, Vater Rhein, is of a man with a long beard reclining on a small island.

Photograph of a monument in a city square, with Heidelberg Castle visible on a hill in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Monument in market place - below the schloss - Aug 1945, Heidelberg."