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Soldiers returned from Bastogne, France

72-3953
Accession Number
72-3953
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348448665
Keywords
World War, 1939-1945
Soldiers
HST Keywords
Negroes; World War II - Factory Workers
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U.S. Army

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Description
Soldiers with Nazi souvenirs from in and around Bastogne, France. Standing: Sgt. Sandy E. Wyatt, New York, New York; First Lieutenant Clair L. Hess, Blairsville, Pennsylvania; Tech. 5th Grade John H. Shaw, Franksville, New York; Staff Sgt. Robert Clifford, Grand Saline, Texas; Tech. 5th Grade Thomas W. Stephens, Hornbeck, Louisiana; Sgt. Stanley P. Koss, Corpus Christi, Texas; Captain Edward W. Cissel, Elizabeth, New Jersey. Kneeling: Sgt. Franklin D. Hendricks, South Boston, Virginia. These soldiers were brought back to this country to participate in a speaking program for factory workers on the urgency of speeding up the output of vital war supplies. They toured key war plants in principal cities of the Second Service Command.
Date(s)
March 1, 1945