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[Application for National Service Life Insurance]

Application for National Service Life Insurance filled by Justin L. Bible. There are instructions on the back of the application.

Date: October 25, 1950

Item Type: Text

Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Service Records]

Document containing information pertaining to Justin L. Bible's service record, including his name, rank, ASN, marital status, home address, name and address of his nearest relative, and a person to notify in case of emergency.

Date: May 25, 1944

Item Type: Text

Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Christmas Decorations in the 82d Medical Battalion Mess Hall]

Photograph of the 82d Medical Battalion's mess hall at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Benches and covered tables are arranged in a horseshoe pattern, leaving an open section of floor. The tables are set with plates and cups. Fir branches and tinsel adorn the surrounding windows.

Date: December 25, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Christmas Dinner in the 82nd Medical Battalion's Headquarters]

Photograph of members of the 82nd Medical Battalion wearing formal uniforms and sitting at long tables for a Christmas dinner. Streamers and a bell hang from the ceiling, mistletoe hang from the windows, and Christmas tree cutouts hang over the serving area.

Date: December 25, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Tables Set for Christmas Dinner in the 82nd Medical Battalion's Headquarters]

Photograph of tables set for a Christmas dinner at the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters. Tables are set with cups, bowls, plates, and bowls. Streamers and a bell hang from the ceiling, mistletoe hang from the windows, and Christmas tree cutouts hang over the serving area.

Date: December 25, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos on Top of an M4 Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos on top of an M4 tank. The uniformed man is standing out of the turret hatch and is leaning on a hatch door. in the background, several trucks can be seen around a building on the lower left portion of the photo.

Date: August 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldier in Front of a Large Tent]

Photograph of a uniformed soldier standing in front of a brick house with lattice windows. The soldier, Olin Culloms, is wearing a dress uniform and a peaked cap.

Date: December 25, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos Firing a Carbine]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos kneeling on the ground and aiming a carbine to the right. He is wearing a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform.

Date: August 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 Tank]

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.

Date: August 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning against the hood of a half-track. He wears a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. It is parked over a piece of concrete labeled HQ-1.

Date: August 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos leaning against the hood of a half-track. He wears a soft cap, glasses, and a U.S. Army uniform. It is parked over a piece of concrete labeled HQ-1. The reverse side of the photograph contains a note "to Kay" regarding Giannopoulos' displeasure at driving half-tracks.

Date: August 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos Sitting on a Half-Track's Track]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos sitting on the track of a half-track. Giannopoulos is wearing a soft cap and a U.S. Army uniform. The vehicle has a bag hanging near its front and a square and star painted on its side.

Date: August 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Albert Gaynes]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of the Arch de Triomphe in Paris, France. Other people and several trees are visible in the background.

Date: May 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 48.873731 2.295068

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Albert Gaynes in Paris]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in a street in Paris, France.

Date: May 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 25, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 25, 1943. The soldiers had turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, and Willis is excited that movies are being shown closer to his camp so they don't have to go into town to see them. The mail from the U.S. is being delivered very slowly.

Date: November 25, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 25, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on December 25, 1943. He discusses the weather and what the soldiers had for Christmas dinner, and tells them not to worry about him.

Date: December 25, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 25, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 25, 1943. He tells them about his trip to Africa, focusing on a stop in Bermuda.

Date: April 25, 1943

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from the American Red Cross to Clara Willis, October 25, 1945]

Letter from the American Red Cross to Clara Willis, thanking her for her contribution to the success of the Red Cross Program at the Waco Army Air Field.

Date: October 25, 1945

Creator: American Red Cross

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati]

Postcard of a suspension bridge crossing a body of water in Cincinnati, Ohio. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten in Camp Campbell says "Dear Helen and all: We just had our Easter dinner at the Mill Cafeteria here in Cleveland. This is a real perfect day for Easter too. I had an egg & 1/2 for dinner in a salad. Everything is swell. So long. Bro. Woodrow."

Date: April 25, 1943

Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of 1st Platoon, Company A, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers posing together in front of a building. A typed caption below the photo says "Members of 1st Platoon, Company A, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, pause for photo after capturing Burgau, Germany, April 25, 1945. Photo by Robert V. Oakes, Davenport, Iowa."

Date: April 25, 1945

Creator: Oakes, Robert V.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of 7th Army Soldiers]

Photograph of many soldiers crowding an open field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "7th Army, south of Grenoble, France."

Date: August 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier and Lawn Chair]

Photograph of a soldier standing in a yard next to a lawn chair. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "June 25, 44. At home, notice the horned toad."

Date: June 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldier and Woman]

Photograph of a soldier and woman sitting together on the arms of a lawn chair, with trees in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "June 25, 44. At home in back lawn."

Date: June 25, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Wedding Portrait of Bill and Shirley Wesserling]

Wedding portrait of Bill and Shirley Wesserling. Bill was a member of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion.

Date: August 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

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[Application for National Service Life Insurance]

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[Christmas Decorations in the 82d Medical Battalion Mess Hall]

[Christmas Dinner in the 82nd Medical Battalion's Headquarters]

[Tables Set for Christmas Dinner in the 82nd Medical Battalion's Headquarters]

[William Giannopoulos on Top of an M4 Tank]

[Soldier in Front of a Large Tent]

[William Giannopoulos Firing a Carbine]

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on an M5 Tank]

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

[William Giannopoulos Leaning on a Half-Track]

[William Giannopoulos Sitting on a Half-Track's Track]

[Photograph of Albert Gaynes]

[Albert Gaynes in Paris]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 25, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, December 25, 1943]

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 25, 1943]

[Letter from the American Red Cross to Clara Willis, October 25, 1945]

[Postcard of Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati]

[Photograph of 1st Platoon, Company A, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion]

[Photograph of 7th Army Soldiers]

[Photograph of Soldier and Lawn Chair]

[Photograph of Soldier and Woman]

[Wedding Portrait of Bill and Shirley Wesserling]