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Pictorial History of the 63rd
Infantry Division in Combat-Page 27

Photos provided by Lt Kerins continued

German soldier buried on the
battlefield in Bavaria

Three Sisters Mountains in the 254th
Infantry area near Bitche

Destroyed German Panther Tank in the
Bitche area.

Entrance to a German Underground airplane
factory near Weisensteig in Bavaria

American tank destroyed by enemy fire just
before the Siegfried Line at Ommersheim.
This tank was hit just as then S/Sgt Jack
Kerins (D/255th Inf) was passing on his
way back from aid station. Two tankers
were saved from this tank- March 45

Castle near Bad Winphen where DP led members of
D/255th Inf to capture Gen Van Scherrimer, one of
the designers of the Siegfried Line. His wife called
Lt Kerins an American Gangster and had to be
restrained by Sgt White and Sgt Milt Morgan.

1st Bn 255th Inf began Kocher River bridgehead
here at Berlichingen. Troops crossed on broken
beams of bridge.

Siebel 204 transport plane captured by 2d Plat
D/255th when it landed in their area.

Heilbronn, Germany after US Army Air Corps
raid.

Destroyed Chateau near Kocher bridgehead

This chateau had been a German CP. Lt Breedy,
artillery observer called in three (3) 155mm shells and
the building disappeared. Kocher bridgehead Apr 45

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The next series of photographs were furnished by Gordon "Shorty" Myers- Hq 253d Infantry Regiment

Members of the 253d Infantry enroute from
Marseille, France ot Camp Oberhofen France-
Enjoying their 40&8 pullman. Dec 44

Bivouac area near Marseille 253d Infantry Dec 44

Shorty Myers- 253d Inf 2 Feb 45

Herb Beherns 253d Infantry with friend.

Antitank- 253d Infantry

Troops of the 253d Infantry enjoy their club car
enroute to Camp Oberhofen Dec 44

Hq Co 2d Bn 253 Inf Wire Section

253d Infantry Regiment Troops

2d Bn 253d Infantry on the move.

253d Inf vehicle destroyed by enemy fire

Supply Officer 253d Infantry Regiment surveying
vehicle destroyed by enemy fire. "Who can I get to
sign a statement of charges for this?"

253d soldiers crossing the Neckar River at Heidelberg

Soldiers of Hq 2d Bn 253d Infantry cross the
Neckar River near Heidelberg, Germany

Wire Section Hq 2d Bn 253d Infantry

Commo unit Hq 2d Bn 253d Infantry- L-R Lt Ryan, Sgt
Oglesby, Cpl Slagle and Fox. Feb 45