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[Scrapbook Page: Aalen - Germany]

Description: Photographs of captured German areas. The top two images concern destroyed railroad assets in Aalen, Germany. The image on the top left is of the ruins of a railroad station. The building has been burned away to reveal brick and metal supports. A locomotive sits to the right. The top right photograph features several locomotives sitting on tracks. The third photo is of a pile of artillery shells stacked in a woodland near Ansbach, Germany. The bottom left photo is a different angle of the same … more
Date: June 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Dan Melli Standing by a Sign Near the Danube]

Description: Photograph of Dan Melli wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing by a sign erected on the side of a road. The sign is printed with "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." A tree and shrubs are visible behind him. Short rails and posts line the road to the right.
Date: June 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Six Men Standing Among Palm Trees]

Description: Photograph of five uniformed Army soldiers and a man in a sports coat standing together among palm trees. The military men are identified from left to right as Ed Feron, Dan Melli, John Battles, Charles Awe, and Joseph Silverstone.
Date: June 8, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Aalen's Swimming Pool]

Description: Photographs of a swimming pool in Aalen, Germany. The top left photo shows Dan Melli and another man wearing swimtrunks and standing on a lawn around the pool. People can be seen reclining on the ground nearby. The photo in the top right shows Melli standing in front of a pool ladder. Behind him is an occupied swimming pool. The third photograph shows Lieutenant Bison, Allen, Dan Melli, Frank Ross, and Samuel Rascon wearing swim trunks and sitting in a line in front of a pool.
Date: June 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Award of the Bronze Star Medal]

Description: General orders bestowing the Bronze Star Medal on members of the 96th Infantry Division, including Justin L. Bible, Nazaret Cherkezian, Eli J. Corriveau, Norman Flanders, Myron J. Franz, and Jacob C. Graber.
Date: June 6, 1945
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Letter from June Yates to his Mother]

Description: Letter from June Yates to his mother describing his actions and activities in Germany; he says, though, that he will not be home early as he had originally planned. He also goes into detail about the weather in Germany and talks of the letters he has received from other individuals.
Date: 1945-06-22~
Creator: Yates, June
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Soldiers Sitting by a Sign for the Danube]

Description: Photograph of soldiers from the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion sitting in front of a sign that says "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of the 12th Armd Division." A dirt road passes to the left of the soldiers and a house with a picket fence is located to the right.
Date: June 1945
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
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldiers with a Truck]

Description: Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers with an Army truck. Four men stand together in front of the camera. The first man wears a helmet, the second's head is uncovered, and the final two men wear garrison caps. Three men sit on top of the truck's cab behind them. Booted feet can be seen propped up on the truck's side from the left.
Date: June 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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