Infantrymen crossing into Avanne, France, 1944
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Infantrymen of the 7th Infantry Regiment sitting in military jeeps on a bridge over the Doubs River; the unit is leaving Aveney and heading towards Avanne. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-3089." Secret classification stamp on reverse. Official caption taped on reverse: "6 Sept 1944 7/MM-44-3092 / Seventh Army, Avanne area, France / Soldiers of the 7th Inf. Regt., 3rd Division on truck crossing the Doubs River into Avanne, France, which was liberated by the 3rd Div., troops. / Photo by Cuca / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Avanne-Aveney, France. 6 September 1944
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09/06/1944
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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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Doubs
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47.167
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6.250
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Doubs River (France and Switzerland)
Military vehicles--American--France