Infantrymen filing into a building for regrouping, France, 1944
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Several lines of infantrymen from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment standing in the rain as they wait to enter a large building for regrouping. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25355." Secret classification stamp on reverse. Official caption taped to reverse: "26 Sept 1944 7/MM-44-25355 / Seventh Army, Remiremont area, France / Rain-soaked troops of 2nd Bn (15th) Inf. file into building during regrouping of soldiers in sector. / Photo by Gretz 163rd Sig Photo Co" Vosges (department), France. 26 September 1944
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09/26/1944
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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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Vosges
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48.167
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6.333
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Rain and rainfall--France