The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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A U.S. soldier Patterson carrying some unidentified items in postwar Germany. "Patterson."

German prisoners of war riding on American 2 1/2 ton CCKW truck; they are stuffed into the truck bed and one clings to...

Officers of the 5th Armored Division during WWII. General Reniau, USA

Destroyed buildings and river. "Remains of St. Lo, France after the breakthrough by US troops." Saint-L, France. 1945

Paratroopers prepare to load into C-47s for the invasion of France. "ETO-HQ-44-4714. Nehez. 6 June. Signal corps photo...

Photograph. A U.S. military band marches across a field while other soldiers look on. ETO. No date

U.S. soldier on balcony in postwar Germany.

Photograph. A man dressed in American colonial dress posing on steps. Personal caption on photo reverse:"Jailer (silly...

5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. German airplane junk yard.

A "US monument to veterans of World War I at Chateau Thierry, France." Chteau-Thierry, France. 1945.

Three Army Air Force servicemen kneel with their shaved heads lowered over their helmets while another man playfully...

View of a village on the French countryside in 1945.

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