Resource Type

[Helmet on Gun]

Photograph of a helmet on an M1 gun in a display case in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. An American flag is mounted on the wall in the background.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unit Representatives with Flags]

Photograph of seven unit representatives standing on a stage and holding up their unit flags at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Bill Funke stands second from the left with the flag for the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ed and Therese Waszak]

Photograph of Edward and Therese Waszak posing together. He wears a 12th Armored Division pin on his lapel.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Funke Family at Dedication Ceremony]

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.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bill Funke Holding Flag]

Photograph of Bill Funke holding the flag for the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several uniformed men and women hold flags beside and behind Funke, and there are people milling about in the background.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Road Closed for Parade]

Photograph of a road with traffic cones blocking it off. Military tanks and trucks are parked on the road for the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. People stand around the vehicles on the blocked road.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Veterans on Podium]

Photograph of eight veterans standing on a podium at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several of them hold unit flags.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man with His Great-Grandchild]

Photograph of George Hatt kneeling next his great grandchild, who has been placed in a stroller, in front of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.
Date: October 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Present Day Herrlisheim]

Photograph of houses on a street in Herrlisheim. A couple of vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rue du General Reibel]

Photograph of the view down the Rue de General Reibel in Herrlisheim, France. Cars are parked along the road, and there is a restaurant to the right.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Museum Display]

Photograph of a museum display of a 40+8 French boxcar. Several mannequins are posed in the boxcar, and two more stand outside it.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Original Board of Directors]

Photograph of the members of the original Board of Directors for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Foundation. They are, from left to right, George Hatt, Dr. Colleen Durrington, John Critzas, Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, Phil Schubert, C. G. Whitten, and Bob Hoeweler.
Date: [2004..2005]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Dedication]

Photograph of a large crowd of people sitting outside at the dedication service of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men in blue Army uniforms are seated on a raised platform in the background.
Date: October 6, 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artifacts in Museum]

Photograph of artifacts in a museum display case, made by prisoners of war in European camps. They include a dust pan, a rolling pin, and other tin cans.
Date: 2000~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum]

Photograph of the front entrance to the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [2001..2005]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Front of Cemetery]

Photograph of an unidentified man with a camera around his neck standing in front of a cemetery in Herrlisheim.
Date: August 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rue du Général Reibel and Rue Châteauneuf la forêt in Herrlisheim]

Photograph of houses on a street in Herrlisheim at the the junction of Rue du Général Reibel (in the foreground) and the Rue Châteauneuf la forêt. A couple of vehicles are parked next to hedges to the right.
Date: 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walter Gaines' Awards]

Photograph of Walter Gaines' awards on the wall of his home. His photo rests on the frame housing his awards, and there are knick-knacks on shelves to both sides of the awards.
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bronze Statues of Service Men and Women]

Photograph of six bronze statues of service men and women from each branch of the United States armed services in Pierre, South Dakota. They were created for the 50th anniversary of World War II. There is a body of water behind the statues.
Date: 2001
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bob Kampling]

Photograph of an elderly Bob Kampling, who served in Company C of the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion during World War II, dressed in the uniform of a German Luftwaffe officer. He raises his hand in a "Heil Hitler" salute. There is a car visible in the left background.
Date: 2000~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History