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[Joseph Kilgore in Military Uniform]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore wearing his military uniform, complete with a garrison cap, a wool jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie. There are several pins on the lapel of his jacket and on his wrist he is wearing a watch. He is standing in front of a window with his arms are crossed in front of his torso. According to accompanying information, Joseph was commissioned a lieutenant in January 1943 and served as a heavy weapons officer in the 43rd Infantry Division in New Guinea as well as in theā€¦ more
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore and His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies gathered outside of an outhouse made of wooden planks. A couple of the men are holding a roll of toilet paper. On the exterior of the outside is text that reads, "SETTERS" with an arrow pointing to the entrance.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore and His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies gathered in front of a small tent at a base camp. They are all wearing infantry uniforms. Joseph is the third man kneeling on first row. The shadow of an unidentified man is visible in the shot.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore with His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies in the 43rd Infantry Division posing for a picture in a tropical setting, as palm trees are visibly abundant behind them. Accompanying information states that Joseph is second from the left on the back row.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore with His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies in the 43rd Infantry Division posing for a picture in a tropical setting, as palm trees are visibly abundant behind them. Each man is holding a canteen in one hand and a cigar in their other hand. According to accompanying information, Joseph is on the back row, second from the left; the man on the far right of the first row is known as Captain Ballard.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore with His Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and his army buddies in the 43rd Infantry Division posing for a picture in a tropical setting, as palm trees are visibly abundant behind them. Each man is holding a canteen in one hand and a cigar in their other hand. According to accompanying information, Joseph is on the back row, third from the left; the man on the far right of the first row is known as Captain Ballard.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Joseph Kilgore Picking Bananas with Army Buddies]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore and two of his army buddies with a bunch of bananas they picked near their camp. Joseph is on the left, knelt near the ground holding a huge bunch of bananas in front of him. His friend standing in the center is using two bananas to make bunny ears behind Joseph's head.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Photos of Men in Fields]

Description: Photographs of men standing in fields in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: me behind the house. Right: me in a German lookout blind behind the house." and those on the second page are described as "Left: Dedricksen our company clerk. Right: me- Dedricksen and I were exploring in the woods near our house. The ground was a frozen over marsh. Cold ā€“ yes.".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos of Summfrour]

Description: Photos of Summfrour in the mid 1940s described as "ft: Summfrour working on a cover for his bed. He found this bed better than a cot. Top right: Summfrour a pilot Bastle. Bottom right: Me leaning on a two-wheel cart, used for dragging logs."
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage of a Statue and Church]

Description: Collage photos identified as "Left: statue outside of eating place in Frankfurt. Naked man and woman. Right: bomb trailer behind our trailer. Our tents in the background." on the first page and "Left: bridge bombed out over main river in Frankfurt. Right: More bomb damage. Church in background is only shell. Bombed out. It was built in 1683." on the second page.
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photo of Early Homes and Barns]

Description: Photograph of several houses and barns in the mid 1400s. The top left photo was taken in front of a house where they spent the winter of ā€™44. Tip of burned roof on left. Chicken house just in front of house. The photos are described as "Top right: Side view of house. Barn in front. ā€œthere is a duckā€ Bottom left: barn in front of house. We used it as mess hall. Pit in middle of yard used for all garbage from kitchen, chicken house, hay from cattle barn etc. It rotted during the winter and spreadā€¦ more
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photos of Early Farmers and Horses]

Description: Photos of farmers, horses and cattle in the mid 1900s. The photos on the first page are described as "Top left: farmers on their way to the fields. Horses cattle are kept in barn yards behind the houses or beneath the houses. Big white door behind the horses is where they came out. Top and bottom right: Me and some other oxen." and the photos on the second page are described as "Top left, bottom left and bottom right: Lorton and Summfrour and me painting trailer. Top right: Restroom outside theā€¦ more
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photos at Normandy Beach - France]

Description: Photograph of several events taken in Frence, Belgium and Germany. The top left photo was taken on the boat crossing the channel, bottom left photo is Didrikson and Lortom and the top right was the first Day on Normandy beach in France. On the second photo, the top left photo was also on Normandy a few days after arrival, the top right is a photo of the boys in a tent, McCoy, Howard, Summfrour, Roxie, and Lorton.
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photos Taken in Belgiun, Germany and France]

Description: Photograph of Roxie Crews and several other veterans taken around World War II. The top left photo is of Mazur and Roxie, and the top right photo was the World War I cemetery near near Caen-Normandy. The bottom left photo shows Summfrour and Roxie on beetle tank-German ram with an electric motor on each track. It carried explosives. Top left photo was Roxie's first shower on Normandy. The description states "I needed it. Hadnā€™t showered in at least a week. We pumped water up through hose into aā€¦ more
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photo Collage of Different Activities]

Description: Photo collage of different activities in the mid 1900s. The [hotos on the first age are identified as "Left: Lorton drawing water for bathing. Just a hole in the ground about 12 feet deep. See goose in front. Top right: The house in which we live at St. Dizzier. Tent is mess hall. Water cans in front. Bottom right: Lorton at town pump. Drinking water for all." and the photos on the second page are identified as, "Left: Church in town. Top and lower right: Cemetery note the fancy headstones for ā€¦ more
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos of Early Servicemen]

Description: Photographs of servicemen in the mid 1940s on a two page collage. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Lorton and me with kraut hats. Top right: Sargent Baker and me. We found Hitlerā€™s picture in a suitable frame. Bottom right: Captain Meeks and Summfrour, they all had to get in on this picture.". The photos on the second page are described as "Left: Me with my saber and flag at St. Billy De Tay near Metz. Top right: Lorton me and Driver. Boy do we look tough. Bottom right: Me." more
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos taken in the Mid 1940s]

Description: Photos of people taken in he mid 1940s, some of them were in France. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Byrd with a pooch. Top right and top left: Frenchman with his grandchildren." and the photos on the second page are described as "Left: How about that ā€œkrautā€ with WWI helmet. Bottom right: Dedricksen and me with new fatigue jackets. Top right: Two wheel wagon cart."
Date: 1943/1945
Partner: Angelina County History Center
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