Two US servicemen patrol city street in jeep, Europe
Gift in Memory of Herbert J. Holdridge
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Photograph. US soldier on jeep with 30 cal machine gun, another soldier stands nearby with smoking Thompson machine gun. They are on a roadway with a long building behind them. Stamped caption on photo reverse: "Grob Camera Shop. Fremont, Ohio. Aug 25 1945." Europe. 1945
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1945
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Items from the service of Herbert J. Holdridge, who was born in Burnside, Louisiana on July 16, 2018. Holdridge entered active service with the US Army on August 14, 1941. He departed for the European Theatre in September of 1944 and served overseas as a Chief Artillery Mechanic and Welder with the 44th Infantry Division, 744th Ordinance Light Maintenance for nine months. He participated in the Northern France, Central Europe, and Rhineland campaigns. Holdridge was Honorably Discharged on October 4, 1945. Collection includes uniform components, ribbons and insignia, and about 140 photographs.