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[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim - September 1, 1945]

Photographs of two locations around Rüsselsheim, Germany. The first two photos are of a house where Wolfgang Mozart composed music. One uniformed soldier poses nearby in the first photo, while Joe Hurt and Technical Sergeant Nelson stand near the building in the second. The image to the bottom left contains an ivy covered castle gate tower. The structure is conical and built of crumbling stone and has several thin windows. In the fourth photo, Don Melli and a soldier named Nelson pose in front of the tower.
Date: September 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Joe Olivio]

Photograph of Joe Olivio standing by a wrought-iron fence at Neresheim, Germany. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Joe Olivio at C.P. 1 August '45, Neresheim, Germany".
Date: August 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Over the Danube at Dillingen, Germany]

Photograph of a cement bridge that crosses the Danube at Dillingen, Germany. Trees and shrubs are visible along the distant riverbank.
Date: June 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bulletin Board Flanked by Soldiers]

Photograph of M/Sgt. Oscar Lea and 1st Sgt. William Kovach flanking a 23rd Tank Battalion Service Company bulletin board. There are pictures of pin-up girls posted on the board.
Date: August 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harold Stoddard in Germany]

Photograph of Harold Stoddard standing next to a building in Neresheim, Germany.
Date: August 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972

Interview with Eugene Cronin, a US Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Kansas City, Missouri. Cronin discusses his time as a B-24 crewmember stationed at Cerignola, Italy, the kinds of missions flown, his being shot down over Hungary and captured by the German Army, and his experiences in captivity at Vienna, Frankfurt, and Stalag Luft #1 near Barth in Western Pommerania.
Date: February 1, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 277th week of the war, 159th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: German offensive gains momentum, "Greatest Japanese Defeat," Soviet forces in action, Fighting bitter on Italian front. Maps: [German offensive] -- Mindoro -- Philippine Islands -- Leyte, Samar battle area -- Czechoslovakia, Hungary border -- Northern Italy near Bologna. Back: 1945 calendar with advice: "Every day be careful what you say or write!"
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[German Prisoners in Nassig]

Copy photograph of German prisoners of war gathered in Nassig. They were captured by the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion troops with 43rd Tank Battalion tanks in support. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entering Nassig]

Copy photograph of the first infantrymen arriving at the barn to the left. Tanks drive towards the town. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[American Tank in Field]

Copy photograph of a tank in a field. There are tracks in the mud around the tank. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[66th AIB Dug-In In a Field]

Copy photograph of 66th Armored Infantry Battalion troops dug-in in a field prior to the attack on Nassig, Germany. The 43rd Tank Battalion tanks are in the background. There is a description of the scene on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Across the Rhine]

Photograph of the Alexander M. Patch bridge across the Rhine River at Worms. The old bridge, which was blown down by the Germans during their retreat, is visible to the left.
Date: April 1, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History