Photograph of Joseph Tower standing in a field with sacks of clothes piled behind him. He is wearing a cap and a U.S. Army uniform while wielding a .45 automatic pistol.

Photograph of Marion and William Heiden sitting next to each other hand holding up a life preserver from the S. S. George Handley. The heads are framed by the ring. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Hobert Franks crouching beside a stack of ammunition boxes. Two of the boxes are open and he is touching a pile of their contents. Steeply gabled buildings and rows of military vehicles are located behind Franks.

Photograph of Thomas McKnight standing in front of a truck. McKnight is holding a pair of gloves and is wearing a helmet, army uniform, and glasses. The truck has a winch on its grill, a helmet on its hood, and a mounted machine gun protruding from the rear. Two other soldiers and a tracked vehicle are visible in the background to the right.

Photograph of Sergeant O'Rourke sitting on grass with his legs crossed. He is wearing a United States Army uniform and garrison cap. His rank insignia, a patch with a three-bar chevron with a diamond, indicates that he is a First Sergeant.

Photograph of W. B. Cummings wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap while sitting on top of a stone sign that says "Heinheim 4 Km." He is sitting with his legs draped over the sides of the sign. Trees are visible behind him and a road runs along the left side of the photo.

Photograph of Clarence Oxford wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform and garrison cap. A three-story brick and stone building is in the background behind him.

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Carl Pickard wearing a U.S. army uniform and helmet. He is standing against a barbed wire fence in front of a pond. A five story building with a steep gable is visible to the right.

Photograph of George Benack holding a box under his right arm while he stands in front of an army jeep. Benack wears a coat, cap, and slacks. A man behind Benack is leaning over the hood of the jeep. A white building with broken windowpanes is visible behind them.

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army sergeant standing by a black-bordered sign pointing leftward and painted with "Dischingen 3Km." The sign is mounted on a building with a shuttered window.

Photograph of W. B. Cummings and Herbert Franks standing together with a knocked-out German tank. Cummings, Franks, and two soldiers on top of the tank are wearing U.S. Army uniforms. A truck with a canvas covered trailer is visible in the background to the right.

Photograph of large groups of soldiers gathered on the deck of a troop ship named "Victory." People are lined up along the gunwale. Two tripod masts stand among the crowds. The ship's funnel is visible to the far left.

Photograph of uniformed U.S. Army soldier Corporal James Hannon standing in an earthen courtyard. He is wearing a jacket, gloves, and a helmet. Vehicles are parked behind him along the sides of two long buildings with steeply gabled roofs. Two soldiers are walking to the left of Hannon.

Photograph of Corporal Joseph Tower crouching under a concrete bunker and holding a carbine. Sandbags and barbed wire are visible on top of the structure. A limb and several broken sandbags lie in front of Tower.

Photograph of Howard Fay posing with a Thompson submachine gun while sitting on top of the cab of a truck. Vegetation and a bridge are visible behind him.

Photograph of John Stoner wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform and garrison cap. A car passes by the three-story brick and stone building behind him.

Photograph of Francis Zaviski and W. B. Cummings wearing U.S. Army uniforms and standing on a dirt road in front of a wall. Zaviski is holding two white sacks while Cummings holds onto some papers. There is a pile of earth and debris leaning against the wall behind the men and around the corner.

Postcard featuring an aerial view of Schloß Taxis and the surrounding area. Schloß Taxis is a castle with a large primary building that is surrounded by smaller secondary buildings. A forest is visible to the right, and a village in the background is located among vast expanses of fields.

Photograph of uniformed U.S. Army soldiers Robert Ariniello and Andrew Kerestes standing in front of a jeep. Kerestes is holding a roll of cloth that Ariniello is unwinding. A steeply gabled building is visible behind them.

Photograph of W. B. Cummings, Francis Rejuney, and Joseph Bisirri posing together on the cruciform tailplane of an aircraft.

Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army soldier sitting in front of piles of ration boxes. Trucks sit behind the piles of ration boxes.

Photograph of uniformed U.S. Army soldier George Benack standing by a row of jeeps with his hands in his pockets. Two long buildings with highly gabled roofs and broken windows is visible behind him.

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Alex Bratman standing next to an Army truck laden with bags and barrels. He is wearing a glasses and a U.S. Army uniform. The truck has the word "Cummings" written under the driver-side window.

Photograph of four uniformed U.S. Army soldiers together with an armored vehicle. Two men stand to the left of the vehicle and two sit on it. The men are identified as Schneider, Seron, King, and Sczymovics. A building with multiple chimneys and jeeps with long antennas are behind the men.