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1st 134th Battalion Reunion

Description: 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.
Date: [1946..1947]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

1st 134th Battalion Reunion

Description: 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.
Date: [1946..1947]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[A Crashed Messerschmitt Me 262]

Description: 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.
Date: April 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Four Uniformed Men with a Cannon]

Description: 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.
Date: September 20, 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Ken Odnol and William Giannopoulos in Front of Landsberg Prison]

Description: 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."
Date: 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Oris Cripe in Uniform]

Description: 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.
Date: 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Ronda Lee Gill in Uniform]

Description: 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.
Date: 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Rufus Baxter in Front of a Half-Track]

Description: 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.
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldier Leaning Against a Burned Building]

Description: Photograph of a uniformed U.S. Army soldier leaning against a burned-out concrete building. In front of him is a chair that has two handwritten signs resting against it. The sign in the seat reads "Hitler's Home," while the sign resting against the legs says "Hitler Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
Date: [1944..1945]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Three Uniformed Men Standing by a Wall]

Description: Photograph of three men identified as Ronda Lee Gill, Oris Cripe, and William Booker standing together by a wall. They are wearing military style uniforms, Gill wears a peaked cap, and Booker wears a garrison cap. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note that indicates that these men were attending the Army Specialized Training Program.
Date: December 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Three Uniformed Men Standing by a Wall]

Description: Photograph of three men identified as Ronda Lee Gill, Oris Cripe, and William Booker standing together by a wall. They are wearing military style uniforms, Gill wears a peaked cap, and Booker wears a garrison cap. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note that indicates that these men were attending the Army Specialized Training Program.
Date: December 1943
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[U.S. Soldiers in Front of Landsberg Prison]

Description: Photograph of uniformed U.S. Army soldiers walking on the road in front of Landsberg Prison. The stone building has two storys which are largely covered by ivy. The corner of the building is a tower with a metallic onion dome. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says this is where Adolf Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf."
Date: 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos and Richard Mauger in a M5 Light Tank]

Description: Photograph of William Giannopoulos and Richard Mauger standing up out of hatches on an M5 light tank. The two men are wearing uniforms and helmets, while Giannopoulos also wears goggles. The tank's 37 mm cannon is pointed between the two men. Another tank is visible to the right and buildings of Camp Barkeley, Texas, are visible in the background.
Date: June 24, 1944
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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