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[Veteran Photos in France, Belgium and Germany]

Description: Photograph of several veterans in Belgium, France and Germany around 1943. The top left photo shows Summfrour and a paratrooper up on St. Pauls Cathedral. The towers of St. Paul Cathedral are shown on the top right and the bottom right is a photo of London from St. Pauls. On the second page,the top left photo is of Giavando Didriksen in front of an old church, the top right photo shows a plane crash near camp, and the bottom right is of a plane headed to London
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Trucks in the Snowy Weather]

Description: Photographs of several men standing next to trucks in the snowy weaher. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: Convoy of trucks on the way to get gas. Middle: German bomb shelter near our gas dump. Right: French farm with load of grain." and the photos on the second page are identified as "All three pictures: Men unloading the trucks after our return."
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos taken in the Mid 1940s]

Description: Photos of people taken in he mid 1940s, some of them were in France. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Byrd with a pooch. Top right and top left: Frenchman with his grandchildren." and the photos on the second page are described as "Left: How about that “kraut” with WWI helmet. Bottom right: Dedricksen and me with new fatigue jackets. Top right: Two wheel wagon cart."
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photos of Men in Fields]

Description: Photographs of men standing in fields in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: me behind the house. Right: me in a German lookout blind behind the house." and those on the second page are described as "Left: Dedricksen our company clerk. Right: me- Dedricksen and I were exploring in the woods near our house. The ground was a frozen over marsh. Cold – yes.".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Muse River Scenes]

Description: Collage of photos taken in Belgium in the mid 1940s. The photos on the first page are identified as "All three pictures: Scenes along Muse river in Liege, Belgium. Five of our group were here about half way between Liege Belgium and Aachen Germany. From here visited Brussels and Aachen Germany. We were supplying an engineering group building and air strip. We didn’t stay very long. The Germans began the battle of the bulge from Aachen coming our way. We and the engineers loaded up and went back… more
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photo of Early Homes and Barns]

Description: Photograph of several houses and barns in the mid 1400s. The top left photo was taken in front of a house where they spent the winter of ’44. Tip of burned roof on left. Chicken house just in front of house. The photos are described as "Top right: Side view of house. Barn in front. “there is a duck” Bottom left: barn in front of house. We used it as mess hall. Pit in middle of yard used for all garbage from kitchen, chicken house, hay from cattle barn etc. It rotted during the winter and spread… more
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Photos of Roxie Crews in Germany]

Description: Photographs of Roxie Crews in Frankfurt, Germany. The photos on the first page are described as "Top left: Summfrour and me. Top right and bottom left: We brought our trailer “office” on to Frankfurt. Sometimes we got our gas in barrel easier to handle. We used the hanger for the cans out of the weather.". The photos on the second page are described "Left: Me and a large bicycle factory was here. Top right: Me and the masur, Summfrour, flags at half-mast the day Roosevelt died. Bottom right: Me… more
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Roxie Crews Photos in France]

Description: Photographs of Roxie Crew when he visited France. The photos on the first page are described as "Left: Summfrour on arc of triumph. Top middle: me near the Eiffel Tower. Top right: French taxi Bottom right: tomb of the unknown solider at the arc of triumph. After war is over w are now back near Paris in Leon at R staging area waiting for orders. We got them. Go to Japan but after we got as far as Marseille France the war in Japan was over and we came home." and the photos on the second page are… more
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Collage Photos of Early Servicemen]

Description: Photographs of servicemen in the mid 1940s on a two page collage. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: Lorton and me with kraut hats. Top right: Sargent Baker and me. We found Hitler’s picture in a suitable frame. Bottom right: Captain Meeks and Summfrour, they all had to get in on this picture.". The photos on the second page are described as "Left: Me with my saber and flag at St. Billy De Tay near Metz. Top right: Lorton me and Driver. Boy do we look tough. Bottom right: Me." more
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center

[Army Photos at a Gas Dump]

Description: Photographs of veterans at a gas dump near Victoria, France. The photos on the first page are identified as "Left: At gas dump near Verona France. Top right: Summfrour. Bottom right: Me still the best shot in the outfit." and those on the second page "Left: Reims Cathedral near Paris. Right: Cemetery near Paris".
Date: 1943/1945
Creator: Partain, Douglas Wise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Angelina County History Center
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