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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

Mrs. L. M. Sinclair

Description: Letter from L. M. "Buddy" Sinclair to his wife, Katie. Buddy was stationed in France at the time of this letter around February, 1945.
Date: 1945-02~
Creator: Sinclair, L. M.
Partner: Sulphur Springs Public Library

Award of Oak Leaf Cluster

Description: Letter from John E. Dahlquist, Major General, U. S. Army, to Lois M. Sinclair notifying Sinclair of the Oak Leaf Cluster award he received for heroic achievement in combat on June 12, 1944 in Italy during World War II.
Date: August 8, 1944
Partner: Sulphur Springs Public Library

[Liberated Polish Soldiers and Prisoners of War]

Description: Photograph of twelve liberated Polish prisoners of war by a wrought iron fence. Two men stand off to the left, while ten others pose for the camera. They are wearing a mixture of military uniforms and civilian clothes. A tree and half-timbered houses are visible behind them.
Date: May 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim - August 31, 1945]

Description: Photographs of Dan Melli and John and Joe Hurt in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top four photographs show the men consorting with two very young girls identified as Hannala and Greshia. The picture on the top left has the two blonde children standing alone by a picket fence. The image to the top right has Melli kneeling between them and embracing them. The second image on the left has Joe Hurt embracing the girls. The second photo on the right shows both Hurt and Melli sitting with the girls on the… more
Date: August 31, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldiers in a Snowy Copse]

Description: Photograph of John Bernier, Stephen Dulleba, and Peter Garofolo standing together in a snowy copse of trees. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms, with Dulleba and Garofolo wearing white armbands bearing crosses. Bernier props himself up against the snowy half of a tree trunk.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim River Main]

Description: Photographs of street scenes in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top photograph shows a narrow street with houses on the left side and a riverbank on the right. A caption points out that Wolfgang Mozart lived in the first house. The second photo features Captain Brookshire and First Sergeant B. Kasidlo standing in the middle of a street near an army truck. A dog named "Rolfe" stands between them, and a girl rides a bicycle near houses on the left. The bottom photo shows Brookshire and Lieutenant Samon… more
Date: 1945~
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[George Ayers with Captured German Bus]

Description: Photograph of uniformed U.S. soldier George Ayers standing beside a captured German school bus. He is holding a rifle over his right shoulder. The bus bears the image of a cross on a square white field on its grill, over its windshield, and twice along its side.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[82nd Armored Medical Battalion Vehicles Driving Down a German Street]

Description: Photograph of 82nd Armored Medical Battalion vehicles driving down a street in Dillingen, Germany. To the left, two soldiers can be seen inside of a captured Volkswagen that has a white star painted on its door. A large truck to the right bears the image of a cross against a white square on its canvas covering. Tall brick buildings line the road.
Date: 1945
Creator: Jones, Zane E.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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