Sleeping soldier relaxes behind the wheel of a jeep

Gift in Memory of Nicholas Patano
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Photograph. Sleeping soldier relaxes behind the wheel of a jeep parked in a cultivated field. Another soldier stands nearby. ETO. No date

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1942
1945
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Items from the service of T4 Nicholas J. Patano, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1, 1916. He worked as a carpenter before he enlisted in the Army on June 21, 1941. Patano went overseas in February of 1944 and served as a Sherman tank driver with the 5th Armored Division, 81st Tank Battalion in the European Theatre. He participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. Patano returned to the United States in September of 1945 and was Honorably Discharged on October 21, 1945. The collection includes over 200 photographs, a few documents and two objects.
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Jeep automobiles--American