[44th Tank Battalion on Parade]

Photograph of the 44th Tank Battalion on parade in a field in the Philippines. Tents are visible in the background.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Hihel Holding German Mortar]

Photograph of Bill Hihel holding a German mortar. Several other soldiers around Hihel prepare for lunch.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building in France]

Photograph of an unidentified person standing in front of a large building in Nancy, France, which may be a university.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charles Metz and Pete Vickless in Front of Zimming Barracks]

Photograph of Charles Metz and Lieutenant Pete Vickless standing in front of the Zimming Barracks in France. They wear U.S. Army uniforms, and Metz wears sunglasses. A partially covered tank is visible over Vickless' left shoulder. The wooden barracks building has a gently sloping roof with multiple chimneys.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Conad Transient Mess]

Photograph of a line of soldiers outside the Conad Transient Mess Hall in Nancy, France. The sign by the door reads: "Conad American Soldiers Mess & Refreshment Center".
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Don Penly and a Chaplain]

Photograph of Don Penly standing with a chaplain outside of Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Soldiers in France]

Photograph of four soldiers of C Company of the 43rd Tank Battalion posing in France. James Johnson kneels in front of Bud Baker, Julius Zastrow, and Jim Matthiesen.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freed French Refugees]

Photograph of French refugees returning to their country after being liberated from forced labor camps in Germany by the 12th Armored Division. This photo was taken in Faulquemont, France. Buildings and a vehicle of some kind are visible in the background.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James Sadler and Pete Vickless in Front of Zimming Barracks]

Photograph of Lieutenant James Sadler and Lieutenant Pete Vickless standing in front of the Zimming Barracks in France. They wear U.S. Army uniforms, and Sadler holds a helmet to his side. A partially covered tank is visible over Vickless' left shoulder. The wooden barracks building has a gently sloping roof with multiple chimneys.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Parker Leaning on a Fence]

Photograph of John Parker leaning against a wrought-iron fence in France. There is a building in the background.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Luther Ray and Pete Vickless in Front of Zimming Barracks]

Photograph of Luther Ray and Lieutenant Pete Vickless standing in front of the Zimming Barracks in France. They wear U.S. Army uniforms. Partially covered tanks are visible over Vickless' shoulders. The wooden barracks building has a gently sloping roof with multiple chimneys.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of the 494th Armored Field Artillery]

Photograph of the members of the 494th Armored Field Artillery posing on steps in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men on Slide]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing at the top of a slide at a playground in Manila.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nazi Supply Wagon]

Photograph of a dead horse, a damaged wagon, and an artillery piece crashed on the side of the road.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Tank in Faulquemont, France]

Photograph of a tank driving on a snowy street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "An American tank moving along a street in Faulquemont, France."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in Deidesheim, Germany]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in an alley between two buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The 'mansion' where we lived in Deidesheim in March 1945 just before crossing the Rhine. The place didn't look like much from the outside. This is the place which had the huge wine cellar I described to you in one of my letters. Champagne flowed like water!"
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Francis Gibson, Vern Miller, and George Baldwin]

Photograph of Francis Gibson, a member of HQ, with Vern Miller and George Baldwin, both members of Company A. All three are members of the 134th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion. The photograph was taken in Germany.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of French Family]

Photograph of a man and two women standing inside a house and looking out through an open window. A handwritten note on the photo says "St. Nicholas France."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jack Noble and Eddie Hunt]

Photograph of Jack Noble and Eddie Hunt standing on the sidewalk in Nancy, France. A building is visible in the background.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jerry Duhan and Eddie Hunt]

Photograph of Jerry Duhan and Eddie Hunt holding kitchen utensils in Flétrange.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Leon D. Laffal with Rifle]

Photograph of Leon D. Laffal standing next to a Browning Automatic Rifle. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "T/Sgt Leon D. "Dave" Laffal. Deidesheim, Germany, March 1945. 12th Armored Div."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Major Carstens with Artillery Shell]

Photograph of Major Carstens standing and holding an 88mm artillery shell upright in front of him. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo it was taken in Etzlingen, France.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mounted Soldiers on Street]

Photograph of a long line of soldiers riding horses through an empty city street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "A street in Deidesheim Germany. March 1945. During our dash to the Rhine hundreds of horses were killed or captured from the Germans. Some wandered loose for days and were finally rounded up by GI's."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Richard Raddatz]

Photograph of Richard Raddatz standing in front of a door built into a hillside.
Date: March 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History