| Pictorial History of the 63rd Infantry Division in Combat-Page 40 |
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| The following photographs were furnished by William "Bill" Beckett, Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment |
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| Element of Headquarters 254th Infantry moves through the Siegfried Line. March 1945 |
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| L-R: Robert Sayles, William Bostwick and John Kozel at site of wrecked German aircraft- Hq Co 254th Infantry- 1945 |
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| Hq 254th soldiers in Ville, France January 1945 |
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| T/Sgt Edmund Hooven (left rear) with German POWs- 1945 |
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| Hq 1st Bn 253d: L-R: T/Sgt Leo Leavitt(later Lt.), Pfc Allen Reeves (KIA 17 Apr 45) and S/Sgt Peter Greggerson, 31 Dec 44. Digging in the St Michel Woods in preparation for the German "Northwind" attack |
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| 1st Sgt Garnett Campbell, Hq Co 1st Bn 253d Inf in Neunkirsch les Sarreguimines Jan 45 |
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| A&P Platoon, Hq Co 1st Bn 253d Infantry in Neunkirsch les Sarreguemines, France Jan 45. L-R- Front row: Sgt William Ushman, Pfc Hilliard Pruitt, Pfc Curtis Delahoussaye, T/Sgt Lee Leavitt (Later Lt.). 2d Row: Pfc John J Toth, T/5 George Mieure, Sgt James R. Harvie , Pfc Allen Reeves (KIA 17 Apr 45) and Pfc Vernon Jobe. Back row: S/Sgt Peter Greggersen, Pfc John A Dietrick, Pfc Claude Pharr, Pfc Ruben Gafford and Pfc Carrol B Casey. |
| The next few photographs and memorabilia images were furnished by Lt William Taylor Hq Co 1st Bn 253d Infantry Regiment |