Photograph of a sign that stands beside houses, a telephone pole, and in front of a tree. The sign reads "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." The lower right portion of the sign features a triangle.
Photograph of a group of men standing in a room during the first reunion of of the 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion. The men are holding mugs of beer towards a central point while smiling at the camera.
Photograph of eleven men posing together beside a stone wall during the first reunion of the 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion. The men are holding mugs of beer towards a central point while smiling at the camera. William Giannopoulos stands above the other men.
Photograph of uniformed American soldiers walking on a sidewalk to the right of a road. Buildings loom over both sides of the road, and a jeep drives nearby.
Photograph of a three-story dormitory building at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso, Texas. The walls of the building have a slight diagonal tilt away from the low roof.
Photograph of a building that has ornately carved pillars and arches as well as three sculptures built into recesses on the walls. The statue in the center is the full figure of a man standing on a pedestal, while the other two are partial figures of women that are built into much shallower recesses. People and other buildings can be seen to the right. The angle of the photo is tilted, and the word "Germany" is handwritten along the bottom.
Photograph of a group of buildings located at various elevations of a hill in Germany. Water can be seen flowing past a stone wall at the bottom of the hill.
Photograph of cable car passing over a wooded area and a house. Soldiers can be seen standing inside of the car, and mountains are visible in the background.
Photograph of the Centennial Museum of the College of Mines in El Paso, Texas. Evergreen trees are arranged around the museum's yard. The building is u-shaped, with its doorway recessed behind two protruding walls. Cars can be seen on the road to the right.
Photograph of a convoy of jeeps and trucks on a dirt road as seen from the inside of William Giannopoulos' vehicle. Soldiers can be seen on and inside of vehicles along the road. Part of Giannopoulos' name is visible and backwards on the window in the foreground.
Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The tail of the jet is camouflaged and the vertical tail fin is painted with a white background and a swastika. The tail has been broken off and is lying on top of the left wing. "Jet German Plane" is handwritten on the lower portion of the photo.
Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The tail of the jet is camouflaged and the vertical tail fin is painted with a white background and a swastika. The tail has been broken off and is lying on top of the left wing.
Photograph of a street in Munich, Germany, that is surrounded by the rubble of ruined buildings. A U.S. Army truck is visible in the street as well as a group of people.
Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The photo has a double exposure effect, with one image of a soldier sitting on the jet's tail fin while holding a carbine and the other image showing a man sitting in the fuselage of the camouflaged vehicle.
Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet. The photo has a double exposure effect, with one image of a soldier sitting on the jet's tail fin while holding a carbine and the other image showing a man sitting in the fuselage of the camouflaged vehicle.
Photograph of five uniformed American soldiers standing and crouching to the right of a sign that reads "Passo del Brennero, m 1372." The men are crowded against a short pillar topped a horseshoe-shaped curve that bears the image of a flower. A hill rises from directly behind the men and into the background.
Photograph of five uniformed soldiers beside a truck with an encircled star painted on its door. Two of the helmeted men stand beside the truck's wheel well, while the other three men crouch in front.
Photograph of five uniformed soldiers beside a truck with an encircled star painted on its door. Two of the helmeted men stand beside the truck's wheel well, while the other three men crouch in front. "Augsburg, Germany" is handwritten along the bottom right.
Photograph of five uniformed soldiers standing beside an Army truck while holding aloft a captured Nazi flag. The flag has a dark field, a white circle at its center that features a bird holding an encircled swastika, and a banner with the letters "NSKK." This is a flag for the National Socialist Motor Corps. The truck behind them has wooden slats as the side of its bed. Baggage and gas cans are visible on the truck bed behind the men.
Photograph of five uniformed and helmeted soldiers standing in front of a picket fence that surrounds a two-story building and a yard filled with bushes. The leftmost man is only partially visible. A sign on the fence says "Service Sector" and hangs between the men.
Photograph of five uniformed and helmeted soldiers standing together in a row in front of three parked trucks. The truck to the far right has baggage and a canvas tarpaulin on top of it, and the second truck has bunched canvas on top of its cab. "Augsburg, Ger" is written along the bottom of the photo.
Photograph of four uniformed American soldiers standing against a wall that stands in front of a road that slopes downward behind them and then stretches off into the background. The rear portion of a jeep with a spare tire attached to it is visible to the left, and a forest is located behind the jeep.
Photograph of William Booker, Ronda Lee Gill, William Giannopoulos, and Oris Cripe standing together behind a cannon carriage. Gill and Cripe are both propping up a knee on the carriage. The men are wearing khaki uniforms and garrison caps. Behind the men are trees and a three-story building from the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy in El Paso. A handwritten note on the back indicates that the men are roommates.
Photograph of Francis Lesniak and William Giannopoulos kneeling together by a cactus beside a drainage ditch. A truck is driving on a road to the right, while a person can be seen on a dirt path near camp buildings to the left.
Photograph of Ken Odnol and William Giannopoulos standing in front of the doors of Landsberg Prison. The two men are wearing garrison caps and U.S. Army uniforms. Giannopoulos has his right arm over Odnol's shoulder. The doorway to the prison is metal with a pattern of jagged diagonal lines. An ivy-covered arch appears above the door. A smaller doorway is open directly behind the two men. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says this is where Adolf Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf."
Photograph of a man on a bicycle while in a lot in front of a stone building. A sculpture of a man stands in the center of the wall, rows of barred windows line the wall, and two towers rise from behind the building.
Photograph of a uniformed young man identified as Oris Cripe, roommate of William Giannopoulos at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy during the Army Specialized Training Program. Cripe wears a khaki uniform and garrison cap while standing with his arms behind his back. Evergreen trees and buildings are visible behind him.
Photograph of a group of three U.S. Army trucks parked closed to each other on an earthen field. The leftmost truck is largely obscured by the center truck, which is a tow truck with a boom winch on its bed. The truck on the right appears to have a covered bed, though most of its rear half is out of the frame.
Photograph of a stone bridge that spans a river in Munich, Germany. A woman wearing a black dress can be seen by the wall of the river, while two soldiers are partially visible in the foreground. Buildings can be seen near the river in the background.
Photograph of a crashed Germany Messerschmitt Me 262 jet as seen from the rear. The tail of the camouflaged jet has snapped off and now lies beside the vehicle on the left. Small houses can be seen in the background.
Photograph of a pair of uniformed women from the Red Cross standing among uniformed American soldiers. Jeeps can be seen behind the crowd in the background. "Germany" is handwritten along the lower right portion of the photo.
Photograph of a pair of uniformed women from the Red Cross standing among uniformed American soldiers. Jeeps can be seen behind the crowd in the background.
Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on the back of a ten ton tow truck. The two men are wearing caps and u.S. Army uniforms. Mauger stands beside the cab while Giannopoulos leans against the boom winch. A building and three more trucks are visible behind the tow truck.
Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 tank. Mauger sits on the hull of the vehicle while Giannopoulos stands up from within the driver's hatch. Giannopoulos leans an arm over the tank's gun while wearing a helmet and goggles.
Photograph of a uniformed young man identified as Ronda Lee Gill, roommate of William Giannopoulos at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy during the Army Specialized Training Program. Gill wears a khaki uniform and peaked cap while standing in front of evergreen trees. He holds some of the tree's needles in his hands.
Photograph of a Rufus Baxter standing with his right hand on the bumper of a half-track. Baxter wears a garrison cap and jumpsuit. The half-track vehicle has a star painted on its grille, "Convoy First Vehicle" painted on its bumper, and canvas covering baggage on its top.
Photograph of a street in Munich, Germany, that is lined with damaged buildings on the right and a tree to the left. While the foremost building on the right looks to be intact, the buildings behind it have suffered heavy damage. the building in the center has had most of its walls destroyed and a pile of rubble lies around its base.
Photograph of seven uniformed U.S. Army soldiers in a grassy field. Two tanks are parked behind them, and a group of houses are visible in the background. One of the soldiers is crouching and smoking a cigarette.
Photograph of seven uniformed U.S. Army soldiers in a grassy field. Two tanks are parked behind them, and a group of houses are visible in the background. One of the soldiers is crouching and smoking a cigarette.
Photograph of a uniformed young man standing in a field at Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy during the Army Specialized Training Program. A three-story building and short evergreen trees are visible in the background.
Photograph of a uniformed soldier standing behind a jeep. The young man is wearing a soft cap, glasses, and a uniform. A stone house with a chimney stands behind him to the left, while a trailer stands to the right of him. "Germany" is handwritten on the lower right portion of the photograph.
Photograph of two uniformed soldiers outdoors by the corner of a house. They are both smiling towards the camera. The man on the left is holding a pair of scissors, while the sitting man on the right wears an overcoat and keeps his hands in his lap.
Photograph of a uniformed soldier sitting in front of another soldier while wearing a shawl. The soldier behind him is cutting his hair. A bush and a building are behind the pair.
Photograph of a uniformed and helmeted soldier kneeling within a field of flowers. He is located beside a row of tulips and is looking down at them. A white house is visible in the background.
Photograph of a uniformed soldier armed with a submachine gun and standing in a foxhole on an earthen field. A similar hole is bellowing smoke behind him. U.S. Army trucks are visible in the background.
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