Photograph of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum. The crowd mostly consists of older citizens.

Photograph of people in the crowd at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several people hold flags in the middle of the crowd, and there are cars in the background.

Photograph of several women and men in uniforms outside a building, during a 12th Armored Division reunion in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of a crowd of people standing in front of a green tank at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of veterans, some holding unit flags, standing on a dais at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of the crowd gathered for the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of Bob Hoeweler holding a plaque bearing the names of those 12th Armored Division soldiers killed in action. Bill Funke stands at the podium, and there are several men sitting and standing behind them. The crowd is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of the street on which the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum takes place.

Photograph of a list of division actions on a monument to the 12th Armored Division. It reads: "Division Actions. Training: Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Camp Barkeley, Texas. Campaigns, European Theater. *Ardennes-Alsace. U.S. 7th Army - Maginot Line, Herrlisheim/Gambsheim Bridgehead. French 1st Army - Colmar Pocket. *Rhineland. U.S. 3rd Army - Ludwigshaven, Germersheim, Speyer. *Central Europe. U.S. 7th Army - Odenwald, Tauber River, Danube River, Romantique Road, Alps, Austria. 44th TB Campaigns, Pacific Theater. U.S. 6th & 8th Armies - New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte, Luzon. 804 lost their lives. 2647 wounded. 351 prisoners of war."

Photograph of the exterior of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. There are several cars parked on the street, and a tank is painted on the side of the building.

Photograph of Bill, Dave, Lola, Fred, and Opal Funke posing together at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several cars and trees are visible in the background.

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.

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.

Photograph of Brigadier General Griffin speaking at a podium at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several more older men are seated on the dais behind him, and the crowd is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a group of older men in three rows. Many of them wear 12th Armored Division pins on their jacket lapels.

Photograph of a group of veterans walking down the street with their wives and other family members in the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Photograph of a halftrack with a machine gun mounted on top in the dedication parade for the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.

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.

Photograph of a helmet placed on an M1 gun in a display case in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. The plaque on the wall in the background bears a list of names of soldiers killed in action.

Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission marker at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.

Photograph of infantry equipment on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.