
| The following photographs were furnished by Lt William Taylor, A&P Platoon, Hq 1st Bn 253d Infantry |

| Lt William Taylor, A&P Plat, Hq 1st Bn 253d Infantry at the Marseille, France staging area, Dec 1944 |
| Troops of A&P Plat, Hq 1st Bn 253d Infantry at the Marseille, France Staging area, Dec 1944: L-R Pvt Alan T. Reeves (KIA 17 Apr 45), Pvt John J Toth, Pvt Ruben Gafford and Pvt Claude Pharr. |
| Troops of A&P Plat Hq 1st Bn 253d Infantry take a break during their trip by 40 and 8 railcars from Marseille to Oberhofen France, Dec 44: L-R: Front Row: Sgt Leo Leavitt (later Lt), Sgt David Walsh, Lt William Taylor. 2d Row: Pfc Ralph W. Dickson, S.Sgt Peter Greggersen, Pfc John J Toth. 3d Row: T/Sgt John P. Mastrogiovanni, Pvt E. Johnson, Unk??. 4th Row: Pvt Alan T. Reeves (KIA 17 Apr 45), unk???, Sgt William Ushman |

| L-R: Sgt Leo Leavitt (Later Lt), Sgt William Ushman and Pfc John Dietrick, A&P Plat, Hq 1st Bn 253d Infantry at Neunkirsch les Saareguemines, France, January 1945 |
| L-R: Sgt William Ushman, T/5 George J Mieure, Sgt Leo Leavitt (Later Lt) and Sgt James Harvey. A&P Plat Hq 1st Bn 253d Infantry at Neunkirsch les Saareguemines, France Jan 45 |
| Pfc Robert Anderson,(R) and Frank Stypulkowski of B Company 255th Infantry Regiment. Germany April 1945 |

| Another favorite of Germans of all ages, the Panzerfaust or AntiTank weapon. |
