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[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

[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

[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 Clarence Whitefield at Place Stanislas]

Description: Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in the middle of Stanislas Square (Place Stanislas) in Nancy, France, with an arched entryway in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This was the first time I'd worn anything except a steel helmet since we came to France."
Date: March 8, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield in Deidesheim, Germany]

Description: Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing in an alley between two buildings. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The 'mansion' where we lived in Deidesheim in March 1945 just before crossing the Rhine. The place didn't look like much from the outside. This is the place which had the huge wine cellar I described to you in one of my letters. Champagne flowed like water!"
Date: March 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of French Town in Snow]

Description: Photograph of a snowy hill covered with trees, with buildings at the base. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "I know back in Dec. I mentioned visiting a castle. This is a "shot" of it taken on a snowy day in Jan 1945. This is in the same town where I spent Christmas (You can bearly see the castle at the very top of the photo). France."
Date: January 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of German Women]

Description: Photograph of four women sitting together in a field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "1. Marion Bauer, 2. A neighbor of the Bauers, 3. Yolanda Bauer, 4. Anita Bauer. Swabish Gmund, Germany. 1945 or 1946."
Date: [1945..1946]
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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