Resource Type

[Photograph of Marseille, France]

Photograph of Marseille, France, seen from a hill facing across the city and towards the sea. A typed note on the back of the photo says "Seventh Army, Marseille, France. Panoramic of Marseille, port, and islands."
Date: August 28, 1944
Creator: Bonnard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Homer Petross Posing for a Portrait]

Photograph of Homer Petross wearing a U.S. Army uniform, chest ribbon, wire-rimmed glasses, and a garrison cap. He also wears identification tags around his neck.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Fotohaus Carl Mader
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Von Czoernig Standing by a Wall]

Photograph of Carl Von Czoernig holding a tin cup in his right hand and his helmet under his left arm. He stands against a stuccoed wall that obscured a covered ambulance. A building rises in the background.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Command Post Half-Track with a Trailer]

Photograph of a command post half-track vehicle that's towing a trailer that bears the image of a cross on a white field. Harry Reed can be seen sitting atop the vehicle, while Clyde Fleming can be seen sleeping next to the tread. Another vehicle and trailer are parked under a bare tree in the background.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Sergeant Halard Eubanks Holding His Child]

Photograph of First Sergeant Halard Eubanks crouching in a field and holding his child. Eubanks is wearing military fatigues, while his child is covered in a white blanket. A tent containing a barefoot soldier is visible behind Eubanks.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers near a Cement Building]

Photograph of three uniformed United States Army soldiers and two men in dark civilian clothes near the foot of a multi-story cement building. One soldier, Frank Lussiana, is sitting in a chair backwards. A truck bearing the image of a cross on a white field is behind a fence to the left.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Soldiers at a German Train Station]

Photograph several uniformed United States Army soldiers standing at a covered German train station. The three soldiers in front are identified as Vernon Raschko, Merril McCarty, and Patrick McEachern. A sign labeled "Ausgang" hangs above them.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Officers and Men at B.F. Goodrich Company]

Photograph of 15 men in dress uniforms posing together with four men in suits outside of the B.F. Goodrich Company building. The men and officers are part of a training class. Lieutenant Edward Johnson is identified as the man second from left in the front row.
Date: January 10, 1944
Creator: Lehr, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History

1st Nazi Captive, Houffbach, Fr

Photograph of a German prisoner of war standing in a French street with people gathered on the sidewalks behind him. He wears a long coat and soft cap, and holds his arms in submission. A uniformed soldier to the left holds a rifle and observes the prisoner.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer
System: The Portal to Texas History

Evicting Hitler, Berchtesgaden

Photograph of the burnt ruins of Adolf Hitler's Berghof, a residence in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Smoke curls behind a barren tree which stands in front of a earthen slope. The house stands to the right and has blackened walls and broken windows. A soldier can be seen standing near a brick wall in front of the building.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Petross, Homer
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

[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

[Single Propeller Plane "56"]

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.
Date: May 13, 1944
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Engaged in Anti-Tank Practice]

Photograph of 12th Armored Division soldiers engaged in anti-tank practice. Many of the uniformed and helmeted soldiers are standing back near a row of half-track vehicles. Others crouch near an anti-tank gun. A soldier on the bottom right looks through a pair of binoculars.
Date: 1944~
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
System: The Portal to Texas History

12th AD Fights Near Colmar Pocket

Photograph of a group of uniformed and helmeted soldiers walking through a forest beside an armored tracked vehicle. Smoke creates an obscuring haze across the photo.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Headquarters]

Photograph of the 12th Armored Division headquarters building at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Rodeo]

Photograph of the 12th Armored Division rodeo at Abilene, Texas. There are three men and two horses in a corral, and spectators watch around its edges.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Sign for a Danube River Bridge]

Photograph of a sign that stands beside houses, a telephone pole, and in front of a tree. The sign reads "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." The lower right portion of the sign features a triangle.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Sign on Blue Danube]

Photograph of a pair of young men standing beside a sign. The sign reads "You are crossing the beautiful Blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division."
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Kentucky Camp Campbell]

Photograph of a young man with gelled hair wearing a button down shirt, standing on the steps of a small building. A note on the corner reads "To Marty with Love, Bob," along with "12th and Kentucky - Camp Campbell, KY."
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[134th Ordnance Battalion Headquarters]

Photograph of the exterior of the 134th Ordnance Battalion headquarters at Camp Barkeley. A few soldiers stand against a building on the right.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[152nd Signal Company Men with French Children]

Photograph of soldiers from the 152nd Signal Company smiling and standing behind a group of French children. Everyone in the group is wearing a winter coat. Buildings and a statue are partially visible behind the group.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[17th Armored Infantry Battalion Soldier]

Photograph of three uniformed soldiers from the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion together in front of a corrugated tin building. Two of the soldiers wear helmets and stand on either side of a sitting man. The building has straw and canvas on its roof. Clothes hang from a nearby tree branch to the right.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[17th Armored Infantry Battalion Soldier]

Photograph of a smiling soldier wearing a soft cap, shirt, and jacket. The man has dark hair, beard stubble, and exposed chest hair. Train cars with people standing their doorways are visible behind the soldier.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History