[Soldiers by 12th Armored Division Sign]

Photograph of Vernon Wates and an unidentified soldier standing by a 12th Armored Division sign on a fence. A building is visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maginot Fortress]

Photograph of tanks and other vehicles outside the capture Maginot Fortress, which was used as an observation post near Singling, France.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Truck Driving Over Bridge]

Photograph of a truck driving over the Dillingen Bridge. A sign on the right reads: "You are crossing the beautiful Blue Danube thru courtesy of 12th Armored Division".
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Holding Nazi Flag]

Photograph of Guy Mawe, Roy Compton, Walter Horron, Robin Wass, and Vincent Huysmon holding up a Nazi flag in front of a 105mm tank.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Holding Gun Shells]

Photograph of 1st Sergeant John Moleski and an unidentified soldier with three 105mm Howitzer gun shells. The standing soldier balances one of the gun shells on the top of the other man's head, and the other two are standing upright on the ground.
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[493rd AFA Battalion on Parade]

Photograph of the 493rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion on parade at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Soldiers walk in four large groups, and the soldier at the front holds up an American flag.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wates Family Photograph]

Photograph of Sarah Wates, PFC Vernon H. Wates, Sr., and their son Vernon H. Wates, Jr. posing for a family photo.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of PFC Vernon Wates]

Photograph of PFC Vernon H. Wates, Sr. posing in his military uniform at Camp Barkeley.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sarah Wates and Baby]

Photograph of Sarah Wates, the wife of PFC Vernon H. Wates, and their son sitting on the step in front of their house in Abilene. A car is visible to the right.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of German Soldiers]

Photograph of a large group of German soldiers standing on the steps of a building.
Date: [1938..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History