Photograph of rows of temporary military housing for the U.S. Army advance detachment in Auffay, France. Soldiers can be seen gathered to the left.

Photograph of Captain Paul Anderson standing beside a door labeled "Commanding Officer." He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform.

Photograph of First Sergeant Edgar Beall standing behind Thomas Duffy and grips his shoulders. Both men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, and Beall wears a helmet.

Photograph of rows of temporary military housing for the U.S. Army in Auffay, France. A printed note on the back of the photo calls these buildings "Advanced Detachment E.M. Hotels" that were built from scavenged building materials. The legs of two soldiers can be seen sticking out of two of the houses to the right.

Photograph of Albert Lipschultz standing in front of a railroad depot in Colmar, France. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and helmet. A building to the right has a partially visible sign on top of it, as well as an overhang that protrudes over a sidewalk. A shadowed area is located on the other side of railroad tracks to the left. A tall building can be seen in the background to the left.

Photograph of Francis Reed and Otis Brush standing together with a piece of equipment. Reed is looking into the box-like apparatus and speaks, while Brush holds up the box while smiling toward the camera.

Photograph of three uniformed soldiers from the 152nd Signal Company smoking at the side of a half-track. The vehicle has a rumpled canvas covering on its bed, and has a star and three dots painted onto its side. An accompanying note says that the three dots identified the vehicle as part of a signal company.

Photograph of Jack Benny standing on a stage while holding a microphone and a blonde woman. Soldiers can be seen sitting behind him in low chairs with music desks. A sign that says "12th Armd. Div. Welcomes Jack Benny's Show" is on top of a wall to the right.

Photograph of Sergeant John Pilarski leaning against a wooden sign that says "Camp Ennis. Advance Detachment 12th Armored Division." A sentry box with an armed soldier stands just behind Pilarski. Tents and other military personnel are visible in the background, though these soldiers are partially obscured by a photographic error to the right.

Photograph of Albert Lipschultz and Francis Reed standing together on the stairway in front of a chaplain's office. The two men are wearing khaki U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps.

Photograph of Frank Kurtyka smiling and sitting on the winch bumper of a half-track vehicle. He is wearing a coat and U.S. Army uniform. A helmet is sits on the vehicle's hood and covers the image of a white star.

Photograph of two uniformed and helmeted soldiers standing to the left of Colonel Charles Bromley. The leftmost soldier wears binoculars around his neck, the next soldier smokes and has a pistol at his side, and Bromley wears gloves a lighter colored jacket than the other men. Behind the group is a half stone and half iron fence in front of a house.

Photograph of Sergeant Albert Lipschultz and Captain Paul Anderson standing together and drinking in front of a bar. Anderson is holding a handsaw. Another soldier holds up a stein behind the bar, and four other soldiers can be seen to the right.

Photograph of Warrant Officer Junior Grade William Morris and Lieutenant John Hagood standing together in front of a field stone house in France. They are wearing coats, and Hagood wears a helmet. A pile of crates stand to the right of the men. Another soldier can be seen smoking in the background.

Photograph of Albert Lipschultz smiling sitting with his hands on his knee. He is wearing a dress uniform and garrison cap. He wears triangular and shield-shaped patches on his shoulders.

Photograph of Captain Louie McGraw standing next to a sign for the 152nd Signal Company that is shaped like a two-pronged guidon. The captain is wearing a dress uniform and garrison cap.

Photograph of a German field radio sitting on a table outdoors. A mannequin head with headphones sits to the side of the radio, and another set of headphones lies on the table.

Photograph of soldiers from the 152nd Signal Company smiling and standing behind a group of French children. Everyone in the group is wearing a winter coat. Buildings and a statue are partially visible behind the group.

Photograph of the Advanced Detachment of the 152nd Signal Company personnel in France. The uniformed men are identified as Sergeant Edgar Sanders, Sergeant Louis Mattingly, Sergeant Lawrence Sarginger, Sergeant John Polarski, Sergeant John McDowell, and Sergeant Albert Lipschultz in front of a covered jeep. Spools of wire sit on the left side of the photo, while crates sit to the right. A stone house is located behind the men in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of Sergeant Albert Lipschultz standing inside of a captured German railcar. Lipschultz stands in a broken window and points outside to the image of an eagle emblazoned on the side of the car. The eagle has spread wings and stands on an encircled swastika. The letters D and R are written on either side the swastika.