Monthly Archives: May 2020

Sherman Tank Wrecks in Italy

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Destroyed Sherman tanks photographed in Italy during WWII; unfortunately, the photos are low quality and unlabeled.

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Dug-in Jeeps

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs taken in Italy during WWII show several U.S. Army jeeps dug-in to protect from shell fragments.

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102nd Infantry Division in Kofferen, Germany

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An MP Robert Fleming of the 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division posts a warning sign in Kofferen, Germany in February 1945. The original caption on the rear of the press photo reads: ETO HQ 45 15620 25 FEBCREDIT… U.S. … Continue reading →

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Officers of the U.S. 406th Infantry Regiment

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Officers of the U.S. Army 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division as listed in a souvenir 1943 Officers Mess’ Christmas Dinner menu. Officers of the 406th Infantry Col. Bernard F. Hurless Lt. Col. John S. Switzer, Jr., Lt. Col. Cecil … Continue reading →

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89th Infantry Division in Germany

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of the U.S. Army’s 89th Infantry Division in Germany.

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Early-War Uniform

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A private photograph from 1942 showing details of the early-war U.S. uniform and equipment. The unit and location are unidentified, but several of the photos in the set are labelled as “561-E.?.C. just before going across.”

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Ambulances and Medical Vehicles

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A variety of Italian and German ambulances and medical vehicles are parked outside an Allied prisoner-of-war camp in Italy in 1945, from a photo collection of the U.S. 345th Engineers.

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Red Cross Clubmobile “Southern Belle”

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three women are photographed in front of the American Red Cross Clubmobile “Southern Belle” at an unknown location in Europe during WWII. American Red Cross Clubmobile “Southern Belle”

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Margaret Bourke-White in Germany, 1945

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A photograph of the famous photographer/journalist Margaret Bourke-White in Germany during 1945. Bourke-White was one of the first female war correspondents and the first woman journalist to work in the combat zone during WWII. Original photo is labelled: Margaret Bourke-White, famous … Continue reading →

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85th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion Markings

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Unique equipment markings are shown in WWII photographs from the U.S. Army’s 85th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion in Europe. A water tank adorned with a mermaid and the nickname “Water Lily,” similar to the style of aircraft nose art.

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