Oral History

Photograph. American servicemen Paul Bakas and Burton Buk standing together in a forest clearing, one is holding an ax...

Photograph. Nine American servicemen posing for photograph, two are dramatically pouting; a forest is in the background...

Photograph. Eight American servicemen posing for a photograph in a forest clearing. Technician Fourth Grade Rayford...

Photograph. Technician Fourth Grade Rayford Alexander [center] standing next to American serviceman Austin Ferguson,...

Servicemen in front of a beer garden, Hawaii, 1945

Photograph.Seven servicemen posing in front of coconut tree with a Beer Gardensign on it, most are holding bottles of...

Servicemen in front of a beer garden, Hawaii, 1945

Photograph. Two servicemen holding bottles of beer while leaning against a coconut tree with a Beer Garden sign on it....

Servicemen in front of a haystack

Photograph. A medic and another serviceman hold hands while standing in front of a haystack. Location unknown. No date

Servicemen in the snow

Photograph. Technician Fourth Grade Rayford Alexander and Donato Pangia standing in the snow; Pangia is wearing a...

Servicemen in the snow

Photograph. Technician Fourth Grade Rayford Alexander [left] and William Rackley standing in the snow; Technician...

Servicemen joking around

Photograph. Two servicemen, one holding a knife and the other man's shirt, play fighting. Location and date unknown, no...

Servicemen leaning against a fence, Germany, 1945

Photograph. Servicemen Woodson and Chesebrough leaning against a wood fence with their arms around each others'...

Servicemen leaning on a haystack

Photograph. A medic and another serviceman leaning against a haystack. The medic had his arm wrapped around the other...

Servicemen on a beach, Hawaii

Photograph. Five servicemen standing in swimsuits on a beach; two of the men are sitting on the shoulders of the other...

Servicemen on a beach, Hawaii

Photograph. Two servicemen in swimsuits on beach, one is kneeling and the other is standing; palm trees are in the...

Servicemen posing at the top of Zugspitze, Germany, 1945

Photograph. Private Jack Hershkowitz sitting on a concrete fence column while another serviceman leans against the...

Photograph. Two American servicemen standing with their arms around each other. Location unknown. No date

Photograph. Three servicemen standing with their arms around each other; a large brick building is in the background....

Photograph. Three servicemen standing behind one another and comically posing in front of a large brick building....

Photograph. Technician Fourth Grade Harry Volz [middle right] posing with three other servicemen for a photograph; A...

Photograph. Technician Fourth Grade Harry Volz [bottom right] posing with five other servicemen for a photograph; A...

Photograph. Five United States servicemen of Company I of the 116th Infantry Regiment posing with their arms around...

Photograph. Private First Class John Diehl and three other servicemen posing standing with their arms around each other...

Photograph. Blurred. Private First Class John Diehl [second from right] and three other servicemen posing with their...

Photograph. Private First Class John Diehl [left] and another soldier hoisting up a serviceman between them. Personal...

Photograph. Private First Class John Diehl [right] and three other soldiers standing in front of a jeep. Personal...

Servicemen posing in a castle, Germany, 1945

Photograph. Servicemen Kubes and Hersley standing at the edge of a castle; the town of Burglengenfeld and the Naab...

Photograph. John Diehl [left] and two other servicemen posing for a photograph; a building with cars parked next to it...

Photograph. A Techinician Fourth Grade standing in front of an elevated tent. Location unknown. No date

Photograph. Techinician Fourth Grade Harry Volz standing in front of an elevated tent. Personal caption on reverse: "...

Photograph. Two American servicemen with a 2nd Armored Division insignia on their chests standing in an open space; pup...

Photograph. Four American servicemen standing in next to a row of pup tents; another row of tents is in the background...

Photograph. Three American servicemen with 2nd Armored Division insignia on their chests standing in front of a row of...

Photograph. Two American servicemen sitting by the entrance of a pup tent; rows of tents are in the background....