Photograph of a painting of a tank on the side of the 12th Armored Division Museum building. A man in a wheelchair, identified as Alden Bengtson, is visible in front of the building.

Photograph of a soldier identified as Donald F. Winsing standing at the back of a half-track. A man with a bicycle is visible to the left.

Photograph of the Funke family, including Bill, Dave, Lola, Fred, and Opal, posing together at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division museum in Abilene, Texas. Cars and trees are visible in the background.

Postcard showing a 12th Armored Division infantry battalion preparing to begin an attack mission in Germany. There is a long line of tanks on the street between two buildings. A note has been written on the back of the postcard.

Photograph of three framed pictures on the wall of the viewing room in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. They show, from left to right, a division commander, President Harry Truman, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Photograph of soldier Henry S. Borie standing next to a pile of bricks. Several buildings are visible in the background, and a woman walks down the street to the right.

Photograph of four Polish men posing together in front of a building.

Photograph of Bill Funke holding a plaque bearing the names of those 12th Armored Division soldiers killed in action in World War II. Two signs are visible in the background, one bearing the insignia of the 12th Armored Division, and one reading: "Future Home 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum".

Photograph of two Polish men sitting on metal cans in front of a building.

Photograph of Jeannine Hatt Phelps and Julie Hatt McCarty repairing the floor in the 12th Armored Division Musuem building in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of several veterans holding flags and standing on a stage at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Bill Funke stands at the podium, and the crowd is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a black and white picture showing three soldiers, on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of display cases in the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion section of the 12th Armored Infantry Division in Abilene, Texas. There are pictures mounted on the wall in the background, a uniform in a case to the left, and equipment in a case to the right.

Photograph of several veterans, many holding unit flags, standing on a dais at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Bill Funke stands at the podium, and Bob Hoeweler holds a plaque to Funke's right. The crowd is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a quilt with the insignia of the 12th Armored Division surrounded by the patches of its units, on display in the 12th Armored Division museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a World War II Jeep on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several mannequins are positioned around the Jeep, and one is in the driver's set. A sign showing the distance to Gambsheim and Weyerstein is visible to the right.

Photograph of a boy in a red shirt sitting on top of a tank during the parade before the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men in camouflage stand around the base of the tank, and trucks and buildings are visible in the background. There is a banner on the side of the tank advertising the National Guard.

Photograph of a news clipping with the headline "Germany Quits" published on VE Day, May 8, 1945, on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a crowd of people standing up in front of a stage at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Bob Hoeweler and Bill Funke stand at the podium, and unit representatives stand by their flags on the stage.

Photograph of Charles Thomason standing by several trucks parked in front of a building.

Photograph of a tent on display inside the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. There is a cot and radio equipment inside the tent, and a mannequin dressed like a soldier sits on a wooden box with its back to the camera.

Photograph of the display cases in the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion section of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a list of division actions on a monument to the 12th Armored Division. It reads: "Division Actions. Training: Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Camp Barkeley, Texas. Campaigns, European Theater. *Ardennes-Alsace. U.S. 7th Army - Maginot Line, Herrlisheim/Gambsheim Bridgehead. French 1st Army - Colmar Pocket. *Rhineland. U.S. 3rd Army - Ludwigshaven, Germersheim, Speyer. *Central Europe. U.S. 7th Army - Odenwald, Tauber River, Danube River, Romantique Road, Alps, Austria. 44th TB Campaigns, Pacific Theater. U.S. 6th & 8th Armies - New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte, Luzon. 804 lost their lives. 2647 wounded. 351 prisoners of war."

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing in a line waiting for food in Wört, Germany.