995th Field Artillery Battalion #6

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Vehicles of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion are loaded for a unit move somewhere in Europe. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

Vehicles of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion are loaded for a unit move somewhere in Europe. (Collection LoneSentry.com)
995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #5

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Men of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion on Anzio Detached Service — B Bat. and C Bat., Wm. Rush & Fred Minehart. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

Men of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion at Anzio. (Collection LoneSentry.com)
995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #4

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Soldiers of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion at Lake Starnberg near Munich, Germany. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

Soldiers of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion.
995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com)
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995th Field Artillery Battalion #3

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Marty Factor and Harold “Jim” Dillon of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

Marty Factor and Harold 'Jim' Dillon of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion.
995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com)
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995th Field Artillery Battalion #2

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

S/Sgt. Tex Roberson photographed with an 8-inch howitzer of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

S/Sgt. Tex Roberson photographed with an 8-inch howitzer of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion.
995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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995th Field Artillery Battalion #1

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

8-inch howitzers of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

8-inch howitzers of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion. (Collection LoneSentry.com)
995th Field Artillery Battalion (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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407th Raiders Football Team

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

407th Raiders football team from the U.S. 407th Infantry Regiment Headquarters souvenir Thanksgiving Menu for the headquarters staff. At the time, the 407th Infantry Regiment was based in Coburg as part of the 102nd Infantry Division.

407th Raiders Football Team, 1945
407th RAIDERS
Our Football Lineup
1 Lt J. F. Polak – Head Coach
1 Lt J. F. Kilcullen – Asst Coach
1. Clarence Maune     14. Addard J. Piche     26. Fred R. Swetnam
2. Stanley E. Cramer 15. Harry B. Ernst 27. Kenneth L. Suttles
3. James Burnham 16. John Karczokouski 28. Luther Kleffman
4. John E. Conway 17. William Gregory 29. Dewey Henderson
5. Henry C. Jacobson 18. Charles W. Miller 30. John R. Fiers
6. George B. Pavelic 19. Henry B. Farley 31. Joseph Polak
7. Edward J. Cross 20. Matt McInerney 32. William Appledon
8. Dan Correa 21. Fred A. Christian 33. Nicholas Iaria
9. John J. Butler 22. Richard L. Foerch 34. Albert Kamen
10. Samuel Mamula 23. Joseph T. Karaffa 35. Geo. Featherman
11. Harry J. Ward 24. Steve Romanik 36. John H. Williams
12. Joseph Kilcullen 25. Charles M. Hippler 37. Myles Kearney
13. John R. Halseth   38. James Levy

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Destroyed Railyards in Metz, France

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three small photographs from an unknown U.S. soldier of the destroyed railyards in Metz, France after the city’s capture by Allied forces.

Destroyed Railyards in Metz, France
Destroyed Railyards in Metz, France
Destroyed Railyards in Metz, France

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Captured Panzer IIIs

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. War Department’s Tactical and Technical Trends (No. 32, August 26, 1943) featured these photographs of a pair of German Panzer III tanks captured in North Africa.

German Panzer III tank captured in North Africa.
German Panzer III tank captured in North Africa.
German Panzer III tank captured in North Africa.
German Panzer III tank captured in North Africa.

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Ferry Operations

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Taken from a photo album from an unidentified U.S. medical unit, this photograph shows a pair of military vehicles being transported across a river on a twin-pontoon ferry.

Twin pontoon ferry, WWII

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