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[Photograph of Crossing Danube Sign]

Description: Photograph of a soldier standing beside a roadside sign in Dillingen, Germany that reads, "You are crossing the beautiful blue Danube thru courtesy of 12th Armored Division -- 119th Armored Engineer." Typed note on the back of the photo reads, "Approach to the Dillingen Bridge."
Date: April 22, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldiers Guarding the Dillingen Bridge]

Description: Photograph of uniformed American soldiers watching the Dillingen Bridge from a tank. One of the soldiers crouches and aims a rifle, while another sits on top of the tank's turret and mans a machine gun. The bridge spans the Danube River.
Date: April 22, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim]

Description: Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.
Date: August 22, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim, Germany, August 22, 1945]

Description: Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top image shows homes along Wagner Strasse, with an "x" drawn over the house where Dan Melli was billeted. The second image shows a close-up of the home in which Melli was billeted, with an "x" drawn under the room where he stayed. The third image shows Dan Melli standing with Captain Brookshire and his dog, Rolph. The bottom photo is a picture of Captain Brookshire standing alone by a bridge's railing. more
Date: August 22, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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