[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Lt. Bratt]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Lieutenant Bratt standing together outside of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Clarence Whitefield (right) & Lt. Bratt. Schw-Gmund, Germany. Nov '45."
Date: November 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

[Whitefield with Refugees]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield posing with seven Polish and Russian refugees who did KP for the 12th Armored Division after they were liberated from forced labor camps. A woven basket is visible in the foreground.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield at Neptune Fountain]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing on the side of Neptune Fountain at Stanislas Square in Nancy, France. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Stanislaus Square, Nancy, France."
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield at Place Stanislas]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in the middle of Stanislas Square (Place Stanislas) in Nancy, France, with an arched entryway in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This was the first time I'd worn anything except a steel helmet since we came to France."
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freed French Refugees]

Photograph of French refugees returning to their country after being liberated from forced labor camps in Germany by the 12th Armored Division. This photo was taken in Faulquemont, France. Buildings and a vehicle of some kind are visible in the background.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Tank in Faulquemont, France]

Photograph of a tank driving on a snowy street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "An American tank moving along a street in Faulquemont, France."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in Deidesheim, Germany]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in an alley between two buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The 'mansion' where we lived in Deidesheim in March 1945 just before crossing the Rhine. The place didn't look like much from the outside. This is the place which had the huge wine cellar I described to you in one of my letters. Champagne flowed like water!"
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Leon D. Laffal with Rifle]

Photograph of Leon D. Laffal standing next to a Browning Automatic Rifle. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "T/Sgt Leon D. "Dave" Laffal. Deidesheim, Germany, March 1945. 12th Armored Div."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mounted Soldiers on Street]

Photograph of a long line of soldiers riding horses through an empty city street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "A street in Deidesheim Germany. March 1945. During our dash to the Rhine hundreds of horses were killed or captured from the Germans. Some wandered loose for days and were finally rounded up by GI's."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Street in Deidesheim, Germany]

Photograph of an army truck on a street lined with buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Street scene - Deidesheim, Germany. March 1945. Note the public water pump in the foreground."
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Laffal In Front of Hangar]

Photograph of Sgt. Leon "Dave" Laffal in front of a hangar at Illesheim, Germany. There is a house painted on the hangar door.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mees and Laffal in Germany]

Photograph of MSgt. Henry Mees and Sgt. Leon Dave Laffal in front of a store in Germany.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers by a Hedge Row]

Photograph of four men in uniform, standing in front of a hedgerow; they are identified on the back of the photo from left to right as Warrant Officer JG Dave Laffal, Capt. Gus Zach, Lt. Millard Rice, and Lt. Paul R. Jorgenson.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Barrage Balloon and Army Vehicles]

Photograph of a barrage balloon flying over a line of Army trucks and vehicles driving on a road. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Germany 1945."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Castle in Germany]

Photograph of a castle in Germany, with a pond in a courtyard and a turret in the wall.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and French Woman]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing next to a French woman in a snowy street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Avricourt France. T-3 Clarence Whitefield & 'Local Talent.'"
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Herman Kerngood]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Herman Kerngood standing together outside of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Me & Hank. Avricourt, France 1945. Clarence Whitefield, Durham, NC. Herman A. Kerngood (MP Platoon)."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Leon Laffal]

Photograph of two soldiers standing on either side of a pole with a small, unreadable sign, and snow-covered buildings and landscape in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Clarence Whitefield & Leon D. Laffal."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in Avricourt, France]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in front of a stone wall in the snow, with a building on the other side of the wall. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Me, Avricourt, France. T-3 Clarence Whitefield."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in France]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in front of a stone wall in the snow, with a building on the other side of the wall. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "T-3 Clarence Whitefield, France 1945."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in Snow]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing on a snowy street with buildings in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "T-3 Clarence Whitefield, Div. HQ."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of French Town in Snow]

Photograph of a snowy hill covered with trees, with buildings at the base. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "I know back in Dec. I mentioned visiting a castle. This is a "shot" of it taken on a snowy day in Jan 1945. This is in the same town where I spent Christmas (You can bearly see the castle at the very top of the photo). France."
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of German Women]

Photograph of four women sitting together in a field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "1. Marion Bauer, 2. A neighbor of the Bauers, 3. Yolanda Bauer, 4. Anita Bauer. Swabish Gmund, Germany. 1945 or 1946."
Date: [1945..1946]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History