| Miscellaneous Photos and Memorabilia Images- Page 17 |
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| Jim Russell, far right, somewhat obscured, with buddies from I Company 255th Infantry and New York City lass on pass just before departing for France November 1944. Anyone know who the others are?? |
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| Oh! My aching feet!!. Sylvan Moskowitz (Westwood, NJ) and J.C. Cooley (San Antonio, Tx) resting after a 25 Mile hike. Fall 1944, Camp Van Dorn, MS L Company, 255th Infantry |
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| Rowe Maxwell, 63rd MP Platoon ready for patrol. 1943 Camp Van Dorn, MS |
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| These two photos were provided by Dr. Charles Farrow, nephew of Salvatore Farruggio, C/254th Infantry Regiment who was killed in action in Hatungshof, Germany on 3 Mar 1945. The left photo is current road sign from Bliesransbach to Hartungshof. The right photo is a painting showing Hartungshof prior to WWII. The village of Hartungshof is now priviate property dedicated to hay fields and stables. The current owners live in one of the original houses with the remainder of the buildings being used for mostly horses. C Company, 254th Infantry men will remember Hartungshof as a village where 27 men were wounded, 17 killed in action and 6 were missing in action. Two of those six (2) , Pfc Joseph Hartley and Pfc Curtis Nabors, were located in May 1982, buried about 100 yards from where they had died some 37 years earlier. Their remains were returned to the US where they are now buried near their home. |
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| Pfc Sammy Farruggio and Pfc Dominic Milo, C/254th Infantry at Camp Van Dorn, MS, 1944 (Farruggio KIA 3 Mar 45). Photo furnished by Dr. Charles Farrow nephew of Pfc Farruggio) |
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| Pictured above is Brigadier General Hibbs, Division Commander and staff at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Similar groups were at Fort Benning, Ga with Col Frederick M Harris, Assistant Division Command and at Fort Sill, Oklahoma with Colonel Edward J. McGaw, Artillery Commander. Left to Right are: Front row: Major John E. Brooks, G-1; Major John M. Hardaway, G-2; Lt Col Earle G Wheeler, Chief of Staff; Brigadier General Louis E. Hibbs, Commanding General; Lt Col Lucien F. Wells Jr. G-3 (since replaced by Lt Col Gordon M. Eyler); Major Frank T. Bitter, G-4; Second row: Major Ralph Lavorgna, Adjutant General; Lt Col Elmer L. Thompson, Quartermaster; Lt Col Harold O. Pinther, Inspector General; Capt Joseph R. Cumming, Judge Advocate; Capt Charles W. Gibbs, Signal Officer; Major Jack L. Coan, Division Engineer. Third row: Lt Col George C Guiteras, Division Surgeon; Major Frederick C. Johnson, Ordnance Officer; Capt Glenn Y. Williamson, Chemical Officer; 1st Lt William M. Gwyn Jr, Recon Troop Commander; Capt Paul H Smith, Provost Marshall; Capt John P Reames, Hq Co Commander. Back row: Capt Abe Kramer, Assistant G-2; Major R. A Nichols, Assistant G-3; and Major Leslie W McMahon, Assistant G-4 |