Heavily damaged building, Germany, 1945
Gift in Memory of Nicholas Patano
Description:
Photograph. Heavily damaged building with holes in the stone from artillery fire and piles up wooden beams. Possibly the Berghof. Berchtesgaden, Germany. 1945
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1945-05-
1945-12-
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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.
Geography:
Berchtesgaden
Latitude:
47.633
Longitude:
13.000