Infantrymen advancing through Zweibrucken, Germany, 1945
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Infantrymen of the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment walking down a city street, their rifles are slung across their backs; bombed-out buildings line the street. Official caption on front: "7A-45-5227." Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 7A-5227 20 Mar / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/5 Joseph A Bowen (163) / Infantrymen moving through Zweibrucken, Germany. Note sign in background. 2nd Bn., 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Div., XV Corps, 7A, Zweibrucken, Germany." Zweibrucken, Germany. 20 March 1945
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03/20/1945
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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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Zweibrücken
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49.250
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7.367
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World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Germany