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[Troops Behind Brush]

Description: Photograph of troops huddling behind trees and brush on the far left overlooking a field for a smoke demonstration. There is a vehicle in the center background, and patches of snow on the ground.
Date: April 16, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldiers Repairing Damage at Oschenfurt, Germany]

Description: Photograph of groups of uniformed and helmeted U.S. soldiers in the streets of Oschenfurt, Germany, and attending to repairs. A street in the foreground has been reduced to rubble, and nearby soldiers carry blocks of stone. Intact buildings of timber and stone stand in the background.
Date: April 16, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Drawing of Edward Ostrach]

Description: Drawing of Edward Ostrach smiling and wearing a buttoned shirt and helmet. A note on the reverse side of the photo says that he was a member of Company A of the 17th Armored Infantry Battalion and killed in Herrlisheim, Germany.
Date: April 16, 1945
Creator: Hatt, F. George, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Hahn Receiving a Silver Star Medal]

Description: Photograph of William Hahn standing in the foreground to the left while Thomas Burns and Leroy Jenkins prepare to present him with a Silver Star Medal. Burns holds a piece of paper. Three more soldiers are standing on the background. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and all but Hahn are wearing garrison caps. A two story building with three dormers stands in the background to the right.
Date: June 16, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Mammoth Cave]

Description: Postcard with a colored drawing of the entrance to the Frozen Niagara rock structure in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. A note from Harold Landau to Helen Landau is written on the back.
Date: August 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Officers Discussing Tactics]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers, identified as Lt. Gen. A. M. Patch and Maj. Gen. Roderick R. Allen, standing in a room in Faulquemont, France, with maps on the walls to discuss tactical situations. Allen points to the map in front of them.
Date: March 16, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Lincoln's Birthplace]

Description: Postcard with a colored drawing of a log cabin, labeled Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky, and the inscriptions in memorial hall. There is a note on the back from Harold Landau to his wife Helen.
Date: August 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 16, 1944, detailing his trip to Rome. He mentions seeing sights such as the Pantheon of Agrippa, the tomb of the unknown soldier, the Colosseum, the Basilica of St. Paul's, the Catacombs, and St. Peter's. He mentions that he didn't get to see the Pope because he goes to St. Peter's in the morning and Willis visited in the afternoon. He goes on to ask after a friend who quit A&M to transfer to Baylor Univer… more
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 16, 1944. He took some of his friends to the club, and then went to someone's house and had sandwiches. His unit had to turn in some tents recently, including his, so now he's living in a different tent, but he likes the soldiers there.
Date: November 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 16, 1944. He went to visit Wilbur Crawford and brought him newspapers from Waco, and he and his friend Harmon Gilbreath ordered swim suits from the service so they can go swimming soon, since it's warming up.
Date: April 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Abilene State Park]

Description: Postcard of a stone stairway leading up a grassy hill to a long building. Typed text on the postcard says "Approach to Recreation Center, Abilene State Park, Abilene, Texas." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen and all: This is the state park of Abilene- about 20 miles away from the city. Received that great post card yesterday. Glad to hear the candy arrived safely and was enjoyed. As ever "Woodrow."
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Chattahoochee River]

Description: Postcard of a river surrounded with trees, with text that says "Scene on the Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Georgia." A handwritten note addressed to Helen Aten says "Howdy: Having a very nice time. Tell John people are husking corn down here. And he shouldn't work to hard to get his done till I get back. Githa."
Date: January 16, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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