Infantrymen riding on tanks during a hailstorm, Germany, 1945
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Infantrymen of the 15th Infantry Regiment sitting on three tanks during a hailstorm; buildings line the street, one has a Red Cross flag hanging on the front. Official caption on front: "HQ-45-35734." Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 35734 30 April / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/5 Emanuel Greenhaus (163) / Members of the 3rd Div., board tanks that will take them out to the front. A heavy hail storm makes the men duck their heads in an attempt to keep dry. / Seventh Army, 15th Inf. Regt., 3rd Div., XV Corps, Augsburg, Germany." Augsburg, Germany. 30 April 1945
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04/30/1945
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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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Augsburg
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48.367
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10.883
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Hailstorms--Germany