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[Bricks on Memorial Walk]

Description: Photograph of a brick purchased by Dave and Ken Funke for Bill Funke on the memorial walk at the 12th Armored Division Museum, in Abilene, Texas. The brick reads: "William Funke, A Co 17th AIB, 12th Armd Div". Other bricks with names on it are visible around Funke's.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Child Sitting on Tank]

Description: Photograph of a boy in a red shirt sitting on top of a tank during the parade before the dedication ceremony of the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several men in camouflage stand around the base of the tank, and trucks and buildings are visible in the background. There is a banner on the side of the tank advertising the National Guard.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Communion Display]

Description: Photograph of a goblet, two candlesticks, a cross, and a platter used by military chaplains for communion during World War II, in a display case in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Cot Display]

Description: Photograph of three bunk beds on display in the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. A mannequin in pajamas lies in the middle bunk, and there is a dress jacket on display to the right.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Couple at Reunion]

Description: Photograph of an older couple at a reunion in Covington, Kentucky, both holding something. There is a picture mounted on the wall in the background.
Date: October 30, 1999
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Crowd and Stage]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people standing up in front of a stage at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Bob Hoeweler and Bill Funke stand at the podium, and unit representatives stand by their flags on the stage.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Crowd at Museum Dedication]

Description: Photograph of people in the crowd at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas. Several people hold flags in the middle of the crowd, and there are cars in the background.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Crowd by Tank]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people standing in front of a green tank at the dedication ceremony for the 12th Armored Division Museum in Abilene, Texas.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Dedication of KIA Plaque]

Description: Photograph of Bob Hoeweler holding a plaque bearing the names of those 12th Armored Division soldiers killed in action. Bill Funke stands at the podium, and there are several men sitting and standing behind them. The crowd is visible in the foreground.
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Destroyed Building in Herrlischeim, France]

Description: Photograph of a ruined building in Herrlischeim, France. The building's first story is intact, but its second story has been destroyed leaving only a few remaining walls. Rubble is piled around the bottom of the building. Bare trees grow in the background and a railroad track runs across the front of the photo in the foreground.
Date: October 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Division Actions]

Description: Photograph of a list of division actions on a monument to the 12th Armored Division. It reads: "Division Actions. Training: Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Camp Barkeley, Texas. Campaigns, European Theater. *Ardennes-Alsace. U.S. 7th Army - Maginot Line, Herrlisheim/Gambsheim Bridgehead. French 1st Army - Colmar Pocket. *Rhineland. U.S. 3rd Army - Ludwigshaven, Germersheim, Speyer. *Central Europe. U.S. 7th Army - Odenwald, Tauber River, Danube River, Romantique Road, Alps, Austria. 44th TB Campaigns,… more
Date: October 2001
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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