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| Men of C Company, 253rd Infantry at mealtime in a schoolyard, Wertheim, Germany, 1945 |
| First Platoon, C Company,, 253rd Infantry, Carbone Field, Wertheim, Germany, 16 Jul 1945 |
| First Squad, First Platoon, C Company, 253rd Infantry, Germany 8 August 1945 |
| First Squad, First Platoon, C/253rd Infantry- Germany 1945. Front row L-R: Pfc James L Willingham-Texas; Sgt Maxwell Maugham- Alabama. Second Row L-R: Pfc Alvin Godbee-Georgia; Pfc Rodney Arries; Pfc Robert M. Ledbetter-Aleabama. Rear Row L-R: Cpl James Sonneborn-West Virginia; Cpl Joseph Perez-New Jersey; Sgt Rodman Backus-Massachusetts |
| C Company, 253rd Infantry in German (L to R) Al Viera- Bronx, NY; Jim Sonneborn- Wheeling WVA; and Larry Fay- East Lynn, MA |
| C/253rd Infantry- Germany 1945. L-R: Cpl Lawrence Fay (Mass) Cpl James Sonneborn (WVA) and Cpl Joseph Perez (NJ) |
| Well James, at least I know why I only made Pfc while serving in the division for over two (2) years. |
| Men of the First Platoon, C Company, 253rd Infantry- Germany 18 Jun 45 |
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