The following photographs were furnished by William "Bill" Beckett, Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment |
Army Driver's License |
Hq Co 254th Infantry . Either at driver's training course or in Company street after a rain storm. Camp Van Dorn MS 1944 |
Hq Co 254th Infantry vehicles awaiting to enter Driver's Training Course, Cp Van Dorn MS 1944 |
Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment eating in field mess according to "Mess Kit Louie's" policy not to allow use of messhalls in order to accustom 63d Infantry Soldiers to eating in the field. We would appreciate this training once we got into combat. |
L-R: Laban Blackburn, Ed Dunnikowski and Troy Loudin, Hq Co 254th Infantry Cp Van Dorn, MS 19454 |
L-R: Troy Loudin and Laban Blackburn, Hq Co 254th Infantry take a "Melon" break at Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944 |
Hq Co 254th Inf troops in the barracks area Camp Van Dorn, MS 1944. In the photo are : David Jacobus, Thurston Chandler, Joseph Jarek, Robert Hanley, Richard Scott, William Sandstrom, Keyes, Buxton, Michael Cerra, Donohue, James Whitney, Fields, and Speniak. |
Major(Capt at the time) Thomas Wilson, Hq 254th Infantry Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944 |