Army officers passing out snow camouflage, France, 1945
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Officers of the 7th Infantry Regiment passing out snow camouflage capes to men on patrol. Official caption on front: "7A-45-378." Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 7A-378 10 Jan. / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/5 Brazle J McCroby Jr (163) / Officer in charge of battle patrol passes out the new snow cape to his men which are now being issued. Before these capes were available the men themselves made their own from mattress covers. New cape cut down battle patrol casualties considerably. / 7th Inf. Regt., Hachimette, France" Hachimette, France. 10 January 1945
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01/10/1945
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Items from the service of Staff Sergeant Gerald Hennings, who served in the 3rd Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Gerald Thomas "G.T." Hennings was born on 22 March 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He was residing in St. Louis, Missouri, when he enlisted in the United States Army circa 1941. He was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and participated in the Battle of Anzio as well as the campaigns through France and Germany. After returning to the United States, Hennings moved to New Orleans and remained there until his death on 29 January 2010. The collection consists of souvenirs that Hennings collected while in Europe. These souvenirs include a knife, armband, tablecloth, shot glass, two unit history books, and Army Signal Corps photographs.
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Alsace
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48.183
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7.500
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Camouflage (Military science)--France