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Bomb damage VW plant -initialed by BJW 19 April 1945 |
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Doc Kaufman is second
from left and Pfc. Wilbur Carter is in the center, and has his
initials and an arrow over him. The other GIs are not ID'd, but all
are sitting in Doc Kaufman's new Kublewagen |
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Dud bomb at VW plant initialed by BJW 19 April 45 |
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Portable bathhouse Germany May 1945 |
German PoWs VW plant Fallersleben 1945 |
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Felton Smith |
The
bridge at the Elbe river
Taken 30 April 1945 at 1100
( Courtesy of Richard Alvord ) |
This is T-5 Mitchell G.
Kirkcaldy , one of the B Co men KIA at Fallersleben 20 Apr 45. |
Sgt George Nofel, Co A, 244th Engr Cbt Bn, Camp Chicago, 1945 |
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Sgt George Nofel, Co A, 244th Engr Cbt Bn, Camp
Chicago, 1945 |
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The following photos are
from the wartime collection of
T-5 John Ward, of the 244
Engineers "B" Co. 3rd Platoon
The captions are his original descriptions
on the reverse of the photos, if available. |
Entertaining. Me on the fiddle |
John Ward on the left
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The boys at the German border |
Jerrie gun - knocked out
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John left, Libby seated in my jeep
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From Left to Right " Libby, Pare, Maurice, Harlow, Doc " |
Elbe River - Floating Bailey |
Bridge over Auto-Ban highway between Rhine and Elbe rivers . Thats
my jeep" |
Jerrie plane wreck on the bank of the Elbe |
destroyed jerrie 109's |
Chasing snipers in a town |
Near the Rhine just took Jerries out of this building with my Tommy
Gun |
Couple of the boys by a blasted building at the Rhine
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Boys taking five-long day |
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"Grease gun" |
John Ward in middle with friends |
John Ward on left with friend |
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From Fallersleben |
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Photos from the family of George J Karibjanian (1925-1988)
Technician 5th Grade 244th Engineering Combat Battalion
Captions are from the backs of the photos |
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George J Karibjanian |
Joe Johnson and Bugs Bunnies Kliew Recken
3/15/45 |
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Loafing Cooks and Chow Hands RInker ode (Munster) L-R Brown, Phelps,
Jarvis, Steward, Cuttrufello
3/21/45 |
1Hanover_Inspecting Damage from Snipers Bullet to Johnson Windshield
3/26/44 |
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Halerslaven Germany Freed Prisoners From Nazi Prison Camp
(DeathHoose) Polish Jews some of 500 Surviving from 3500 Brought
from Poland 1942
4/2/45 |
B.S.O.Drivers at Falerslaven patching up after attack L-R Johnson
3-4 Ton WC Cappoccio-Air Compression Harradine -21-2 ton Cargo
4/22/45 |
Guess who! Boo
At Elbe Crossing
4/29/45 |
Harradine (Trfed Aco) Elbe Crossing
4/29/45 |
Harry S Truman Sign Again L-R Thrower, Yehodi & ADELL
4/30/45 |
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WE DID IT!!! L-R Joe Johnson Eisenhower (ADELL) and Thrower
4/30/45
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Jerries quit across Elbe.
5/1/45 |
Jerries quit across Elbe.
Note, Jerry Major Driving wagon
5/1/45 |
Surrendered Jerries Across Elbe
1945
5/1/45 |
Boizen Burg L-R GJK Joe Furphy Douty on Dozer
5/1/45 |
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