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Armored Bulldozer of 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An armored bulldozer of 103rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 28th Infantry Division at work in Europe during WWII.

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Cartoonist Bill Mauldin

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bill Mauldin, famous Willie and Joe cartoonist, is shown in these two snapshots in his jeep nicknamed “Jeanie” near the Po River in Italy.

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MP on M3 Scout Car

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A group of Military Police from an unknown unit pose on the hood of an M3 Scout Car.

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Sherman Tank Wrecks in Italy

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Destroyed Sherman tanks photographed in Italy during WWII; unfortunately, the photos are low quality and unlabeled.

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Dug-in Jeeps

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs taken in Italy during WWII show several U.S. Army jeeps dug-in to protect from shell fragments.

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102nd Infantry Division in Kofferen, Germany

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An MP Robert Fleming of the 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division posts a warning sign in Kofferen, Germany in February 1945. The original caption on the rear of the press photo reads: ETO HQ 45 15620 25 FEBCREDIT… U.S. … Continue reading →

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Officers of the U.S. 406th Infantry Regiment

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Officers of the U.S. Army 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division as listed in a souvenir 1943 Officers Mess’ Christmas Dinner menu. Officers of the 406th Infantry Col. Bernard F. Hurless Lt. Col. John S. Switzer, Jr., Lt. Col. Cecil … Continue reading →

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89th Infantry Division in Germany

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of the U.S. Army’s 89th Infantry Division in Germany.

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Early-War Uniform

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A private photograph from 1942 showing details of the early-war U.S. uniform and equipment. The unit and location are unidentified, but several of the photos in the set are labelled as “561-E.?.C. just before going across.”

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Ambulances and Medical Vehicles

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A variety of Italian and German ambulances and medical vehicles are parked outside an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in Italy in 1945, from a photo collection of the U.S. 345th Engineers.

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