Photograph of Ginny Hoyt and Linda Aten, peeking at the camera from above at the edge of a cliff. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "April 2, 1944 - Linda, Ginny."

Photograph of the 12th Armored Division picnic at Emporia, Kansas with a tank the National Guard brought in. Taken June 2, 1990.

Photograph of a man sitting on a wooden box, with two other men standing to his right. The background is a snowy, barren forest. Description on the back of the photo identifies one of the men as Sgt. Green.

Photograph of a group of men around a tank that was half-embedded in snow.

Photograph of Ginny Hoyt, Earle Hoyt, and Linda Aten on a rock shelf at the top of a large hill. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "April 2, 1944 - Linda, Ginny, Earle, Woodie."

Photograph of a view near Camp Barkeley, with trees leading up to a plain divided by a road. A note on the back of the photograph says, "April 2, 1944, Picnic - Earle and Ginny Hoyt."

Photograph of a smoke cloud obscuring a city along a dirt road where a tank travels. The text below the picture reads "Wiping last resistance out of Auland, Austria."

Photograph of Ginny Hoyt, Earle Hoyt, and Linda Aten on a hiking trail. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "April 2, 1944 - Linda, Ginne, Earle."

Photograph of Linda Aten, Woodrow Aten and Ginny Hoyt peeking over a cliff at the camera. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "April 2, 1944 - Linda, Woodie, Ginny."

Photograph of camp and castle in Fulda, Germany. The photo is taken from a slight aerial angle, showing a castle in the background, courtyard in midground, and a garden area in the foreground.

Photograph of a landscape near Lake Abilene, with several hills in the background. A note on the back of the photograph says, April 2, 1944 - Picnic - Hoyt's + Aten's."

Photograph of Ginny Hoyt, Earle Hoyt, and Linda Aten on a hill near Lake Abilene.

Photograph of Ginny Hoyt, Earle Hoyt, and Linda Aten at the top of a hill near Lake Abilene. A note on the back of the photograph says, "April 2, 1944 - Ginny, Earle, Linda."

Photograph of a man sitting down, though the camera is angled so that the man is above it. Description on the back of the photo identifies the man as Hess.

Photograph of Ginny Hoyt, Earle Hoyt and Linda Aten on a hiking trail on a hill near Lake Abilene. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "April 2, 1944 - Linda, Ginny, Earle, Woodie."

Photograph of a soldier wearing a dress uniform and standing on a concrete path outside of a home. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "August 2, 1942, Lt. W. W. Aten at home."

Photograph of a soldier in dress uniform standing on a concrete path in a garden. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Aug. 2, 1942, Lt. W. W. Aten at home."

Postcard of the Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Hello All- Trip is going swell- 520 miles first day. Stayed all nite on west side of Springfield, Ohio. Should make about same distance today. Weather is swell & quite warm- no heater. Snacks are good. Above is new address."

Photograph of a soldier driving a car near railroad tracks. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "Our car, Landsburg."

Photograph of Carl Zutz standing beside Staff Sergeant Dave Matter in front of a stone wall. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. Matter rests his right hand on Zutz's shoulder.

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Lowell Flamm standing beside Carl Zutz in front of a stone wall. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. A pennant bearing the words "Combat Infantry Company" is being carried by Zutz.

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Lowell Flamm standing in front of a stone wall. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap. A pennant bearing the words "Combat Infantry Company" and "66" is being carried by Flamm.

Photograph of Lieutenant Lester Johnson leaning on a staff car in Steinheim, Germany. Other vehicles are visible in the background.

Photograph of Louis Lapinski and two other unidentified soldiers in military uniform standing on the steps of a barracks at Camp Barkeley.