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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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[14th Tank Battalion Tents]

Photograph of the tents belonging to the 14th Tank Battalion. Trucks are parked to the right, and the tents are set up along a tree line.
Date: 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advanced Detachment E.M. Hotels at Auffay, France]

Photograph of rows of temporary military housing for the U.S. Army in Auffay, France. A printed note on the back of the photo calls these buildings "Advanced Detachment E.M. Hotels" that were built from scavenged building materials. The legs of two soldiers can be seen sticking out of two of the houses to the right.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advanced Detachment Signal Company Personnel]

Photograph of the Advanced Detachment of the 152nd Signal Company personnel in France. The uniformed men are identified as Sergeant Edgar Sanders, Sergeant Louis Mattingly, Sergeant Lawrence Sarginger, Sergeant John Polarski, Sergeant John McDowell, and Sergeant Albert Lipschultz in front of a covered jeep. Spools of wire sit on the left side of the photo, while crates sit to the right. A stone house is located behind the men in the upper right corner of the image.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Lipschultz at Colmar Railroad Depot]

Photograph of Albert Lipschultz standing in front of a railroad depot in Colmar, France. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and helmet. A building to the right has a partially visible sign on top of it, as well as an overhang that protrudes over a sidewalk. A shadowed area is located on the other side of railroad tracks to the left. A tall building can be seen in the background to the left.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Billets at Auffey]

Photograph of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion billets in Auffey, France. There are helmets and crates outside the billet.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons Doing His Laundry]

Photograph of Carl Lyons, member of A Company, 17th AIB, doing his laundry in Auffay, France.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons Doing His Laundry in Auffay, France]

Photograph of Carl Lyons doing his laundry in camp at Auffay, France.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons Doing His Laundry in France]

Photograph of Carl Lyons doing his laundry in Auffay, France.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons Holding Gun]

Photograph of Carl J. Lyons holding a carbine rifle in Eywiller, France. He has a fighting knife in a leg scabbard, and a wine bottle stuffed into his jacket.
Date: December 17, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carl Lyons With Buddies]

Photograph of Carl J. Lyons and two friends outside their barracks at Auffey, France.
Date: November 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Cathedral in Strasbourg, France]

Photograph of a cathedral in Strasbourg, France. There are many buildings in front of the massive cathedral. In the foreground a bridge spans a river.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chow Line Service]

Photograph of the chow line for the 14th Tank Battalion. Tents have been set up near trees to the right.
Date: 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Destroyed French Bridge]

Photograph of the remnants of a bridge that crosses a river and leads into a French city. it has fallen apart in the middle. An intact bridge is visible in the background. A railroad track runs along the beach on the right side of the photo.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Bivouac in France]

Photograph of soldiers grouped around the first bivouac in France.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Soldiers By House]

Photograph of four soldiers standing in front of a house in France, and a fifth soldier squatting to their right. They are, from left to right, George W. Hammer, Bertil Swenson, an unidentified soldier, Walker E. Jenkins, and Ralph L. Bonwell.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

French Money 50

French bill worth 50 francs, from 1944. There is an image of the French flag on the back.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Cruthirds World War II Flight Log] (open access)

[Gayle Cruthirds World War II Flight Log]

Flight log created by Gayle Cruthirds, member of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, documenting his bombing missions over Italy and Eastern Europe between May 17, 1944 through September 20, 1944. Cruthirds discusses dates, flight times, mission location, weather, presence of flak and fighters, types of planes, and notes specific to each mission.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cruthirds, Gayle
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Soldiers Surrendering at the Colmar Pocket]

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.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German Tank]

Photograph of a knocked out German Mark V tank on the road through France.
Date: 1944
Creator: Roberts, Cecil E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History