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[Photograph of Soldiers Toasting]

Description: Photograph of three soldiers sitting with their feet propped up on a table and lifting cups in their hands. The photo is cut from an issue of "Hellcat News" and has a caption: "GERMANY, 1944 - On the left is Capt. Clyde Maddox, then we have Capt. Dale Reid and Mr. Unknown." The third soldier is identified with a handwritten note as "Capt. Dave Fairbairn."
Date: 1944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1944. Beaches are off limits to soldiers, and his battalion is trying to get an EM Club for the soldiers. The Waco newspapers Willis receives from his parents are passed around the troops and eventually make their way to the Red Cross.
Date: June 9, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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