And more tanks, since I am pretty sure you cannot have too many tank pictures. [ATTACH] Another from the previously posted StuG series. Father...
These look like office or HQ scenes, maybe battalion. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I zoomed in on this one and the map on the wall shows eastern Europe...
The more i look at some of these misc bivouacked pictures the more it looks like Normandy. The downed tree and some others look a lot like apple...
More bivouacked images. Either France summer of 1944 or Germany spring of 1945. [ATTACH] No idea what the guys are doing here! Posting in case...
More bivouacked images. Either France summer of 1944 or Germany spring of 1945. [ATTACH] The ever versatile jeep set up as an alter for church...
Some bivouacked images. Either France summer of 1944 or Germany spring of 1945. There is an April 1945 stamp on the back of some of these but...
On leave in Liege. I am unsure of the story here but I think the two civilians are a brother and sister that might have run a bar or restaurant....
Another StuG shot. The Sherman in the previous post is in the background as is my dad's jeep (on the road). [ATTACH]
More tank pics from the same area. Not sure if these were knocked out StuGs or broken down. You can see tow cables in some of the pics. I do...
Some tank pictures. I think late winter. Location unknown (somewhere the 980th was) but I think it might be the Ruhr valley. [ATTACH] My dad...
Getting back to scanning some. Going a little out of order since it is the 70th anniversary of the winter of 1944-45 and the Battle of the Bulge....
Made a discovery yesterday. A buddy of mine was wearing what we here in Minnesota call a "grumpy old man hat" and it reminded me of the fleece hat...
Looked up where my dad and the 980th was 70 years ago today on Veterans Day 1944 (would have still been called Armistice Day back then). His unit...
No, it probably should be the Calvados because my dad told a story of "liberating" some and drinking too much of it so there is some "history"...
I scanned the 16" x 20" unit photo my dad had of the 144th Field Artillery regiment in Fort Lewis 1943. The scans I made at work ended up with...
I have the crest pin from my dad but it is not in as good a shape as the one pictured. I do have this small cocktail glass from a set that has...
Okay, time to check back in since it is D-Day. I will be trying to get back to scanning some of my remaining photos. Should have more time since...
One more pic.
Anyone up for trying to figure out these shrapnel pieces my dad had in his trunk along with his other WWII memorabilia? He was in the 980th Field...
