Infantrymen walking into Munich, Germany, 1945
Gift in Memory of G.T. Hennings
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Photograph. Infantrymen of the 30th Infantry Regiment walking down and sidewalk and street towards the center of Munich; a church steeple is in the distant background. Official caption on front: "ETO HQ-45-35653.' Confidential stamp on reverse. Official caption on reverse: "ETO HQ 45 35652 30 April / Credit... Signal Corps Photo / Photog... T/5 Brazle J McCroby Jr(163) / Infantry of 3rd Div., first Americans to enter city of Munich, move along sidewalks while towering over them is the large church steeple in center of Munich. / Seventh Army, XV Corps, 1st Bn., 30th Inf. Regt., 3rd Div., Munich, Germany." Munich, 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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München
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48.150
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11.583