German aircrafts in a field, Germany, 1945
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Field filled with downed German planes; some are damaged. Personal caption on front: 'ETO HQ-45-36136." Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 36136 5 May / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/4 Sidney Blau (163) / Part of the Luftwaffe equipment taken by Seventh Army as resistance collapsed on the Western Front. Many ships were grounded because of lack of gasoline. Some were sabotaged. Note tails on two ships in foreground. / Seventh Army, 3rd Inf. Div., XV Corps, Bad-Aibling, Germany." Bad-Aibling, Germany. 05 May 1945
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05/05/1945
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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.
Geography:
Bad Aibling
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47.867
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12.000
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Airplanes--German--Germany