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63rd Infantry Division

Miscellaneous Photos and
Memorabilia Images- Page 140

The following photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery,
862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of
Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated.

L/R: T/Sgt Dalton L. Kindig and S/Sgt Arnold
Heller, 1944

Soldiers only identified as Joe from PA and George
from NJ.

Cpl James V. Short, 1944

On the left is Cpl James V. Short, 1944. On
the right is Pfc William Rouse

L/R: T/5 Joseph L. DiSipio and Cpl James V.
Short- ready for barracks duty. 1944

S/Sgt Arnold Heller 1944

Sports activity in Service Battery, 862d FA Bn,
Camp Van Dorn, MS June 1944

Cpl James V. Short, Apr 1944

L/R: Cpl James V. Short and Pfc William
Rouse-1944

T/5 Vito J. Catalano- 1943

Cpl James V. Short camouflaged on field exercise.
1944

Cpl James V. Short with his vehicle in the field.

Cpl James V. Short cleaning his mess kit after
dining outside. All 63d Infantry Division units
were required to prepare meals and eat
outside. Thus the name was given to MG Louis
Hibbs- "Mess Kit Louie". This was a method of
preparing us for the rigors of combat.

L/R: Pfc William Rouse, Pfc William F, Kraft and T/5
Vito J. Catgalano. April 1944

T/5 Vito J. Catalano, from Newark, NJ

Pfc William F. Kraft with a 105mm Howitzer

Battery soldiers man a 50cal Machine Gun
emplacement in the field.

Relaxing after a hard day in the field

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