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[Postcard of Soldier and Sign]

Description: Postcard with a drawing of a soldier leaning on a short sign that says "U.S.A." Text below the drawing says "I'm see'n the country - but that's nothing to seeing you!"
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Davis, Marshall
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Soldier with Weapons]

Description: Postcard with a drawing of a soldier holding a rifle, with other weapons strapped to his backpack. Text below the photo says "'They asked for it.....and they are going to get it!' President Roosevelt."
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Davis, Marshall
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of French Scenery]

Description: Postcard of a lake surrounded with trees, with mountains in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo is addressed to Mr. T. W. Whitefield in Durham, North Carolina: "Dear Folks, Just a note to let you know I'm now in France. Will write more when we get settled. I'm doing ok and hope all of you are too. Write soon. May God bless you. Your devoted son, Clarence."
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: Whitefield, Clarence
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Paratroopers in Tennessee]

Description: Postcard of paratroopers in the air above a field in Tennessee. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard says "Hi, just a note to let you know I haven't forgotten you. Tenn. maneuvers aren't exactly the same as the school in Miss. I had a wonderful time at home those few days. I'll only be here a week or so longer and will then go to Camp Barkeley, Texas where I'll be for sometime. Be good and write soon. I promise a nice long letter as soon as I hit Texas. 'Whitey.'"
Date: [1942..1945]
Creator: Whitefield, Clarence E.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Bridge Across the Rhine]

Description: Photograph of the Alexander M. Patch bridge across the Rhine River at Worms. The old bridge, which was blown down by the Germans during their retreat, is visible to the left.
Date: April 1, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Dunn at Table]

Description: Photograph of Chief Warrant Officer Dunn seated in front of a table in the field at Camp Campbell. There are helmets and clothes on the table, and in the middle of the picture, someone's foot is stretched out towards Dunn.
Date: 1942
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Freed French Refugees]

Description: Photograph of French refugees returning to their country after being liberated from forced labor camps in Germany by the 12th Armored Division. This photo was taken in Faulquemont, France. Buildings and a vehicle of some kind are visible in the background.
Date: March 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Lt. Hanna at Camp Campbell]

Description: Photograph of Lt. Hanna of the 12th Armored Division HQ Service Company posing in his uniform in front of a barracks at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Several unidentified soldiers stand to the far left.
Date: 1942
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Officers by a Hedge Row]

Description: Photograph of four men in uniform, standing in front of a hedgerow; they are identified on the back of the photo from left to right as Warrant Officer JG Dave Laffal, Capt. Gus Zach, Lt. Millard Rice, and Lt. Paul R. Jorgenson.
Date: 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of 12th Armored Division Headquarters at Camp Barkeley]

Description: Photograph of the 12th Armored Division headquarters at Camp Barkeley, with three cars parked in front of the building and another building in the distance. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This, too, is Camp Barkeley. The white building is one of these which makes of Div HQ. The hut at the left is our orderly room. We sleep in huts just like this."
Date: [1942..1944]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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