An Army Air Force serviceman poses next to an artillery weapon covered in a canvas tarp, likely on a troop transport ship in November 1945
Gift in Memory of James George Piluk
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An Army Air Force serviceman poses next to an artillery weapon covered in a canvas tarp, likely on a troop transport ship (possibly the USS Boise). See also 2012.095.028. Probably Le Havre, France. Probably November 1945
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$120.00
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James George Piluk was born 10 May 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was inducted at Baltimore, Maryland into the US Army Coast Artillery Corps on 5 February 1943 with active service beginning 12 February 1943. He was with the 9th Air Force with Battery B of the 792nd Anti Aircraft Artillery (AW) Battalion and served in the European Theater of Operations in France, Belgium, and Germany. He returned to the United States on the U.S.S. Boise from Le Havre, France to New York on 25 November 1945. He was honorably discharged on 7 December 1945 at Fort Meade in Maryland having attained the rank of Sergeant. Mr. Piluk passed away on 29 November 2011. The collection contains photographs of Piluk during his service in Belgium, France, Germany, and stateside.
Geography:
Le Havre
Latitude:
49.500
Longitude:
0.100
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Ships--American--France
Soldiers--American--France
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--France