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Two soldiers by jeep 1944

Description: Photograph of Leroy Richter and Leo Highsmith, two soldiers in Italy during World War II. The soldiers are standing by a jeep with the Nazi flag draped over it. Leo Highsmith was wounded at Salerno Beach but returned to the division after recuperation.
Date: January 1944
Partner: Sulphur Springs Public Library

[Soldiers near a Cement Building]

Description: Photograph of three uniformed United States Army soldiers and two men in dark civilian clothes near the foot of a multi-story cement building. One soldier, Frank Lussiana, is sitting in a chair backwards. A truck bearing the image of a cross on a white field is behind a fence to the left.
Date: 1944
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Truck on Point]

Description: Photograph of the rear of an Army vehicle leading the way down a snow-covered road in the Vosges Mountains in France. There are trees and other foliage on both sides of the road.
Date: 1944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Gayle Cruthirds World War II Flight Log]

Description: Flight log created by Gayle Cruthirds, member of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, documenting his bombing missions over Italy and Eastern Europe between May 17, 1944 through September 20, 1944. Cruthirds discusses dates, flight times, mission location, weather, presence of flak and fighters, types of planes, and notes specific to each mission.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cruthirds, Gayle
Partner: The History Center

[Destroyed French Bridge]

Description: Photograph of the remnants of a bridge that crosses a river and leads into a French city. it has fallen apart in the middle. An intact bridge is visible in the background. A railroad track runs along the beach on the right side of the photo.
Date: 1944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Nine Soldiers by a Lean-To in France]

Description: Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers near a lean-to. Three helmeted men on the left look down at a man kneeling by a bucket. Two men are under the shade of the lean-to. To the right, a mustached soldier holds a hammer over another soldier who is bending over.
Date: November 1944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[17th Armored Infantry Battalion Soldier]

Description: Photograph of three uniformed soldiers from the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion together in front of a corrugated tin building. Two of the soldiers wear helmets and stand on either side of a sitting man. The building has straw and canvas on its roof. Clothes hang from a nearby tree branch to the right.
Date: November 1944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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