Richard Beckman

United States troops prepare to board the SS United States Victory at the end of World War II from Le Havre, France. All are unidentified.

An unknown American soldier on a leave-action trip to Switzerland stands near a sign while in Geneva.

United States soldiers come on deck as the SS United States Victory arrives in Virginia as troops are return after World War II. All are unidentified.

A tug boat pulls a ship from a dock at Le Havre, France. This image was taken from the SS United States Victory as American troops begin journey back to the United States from Le Havre, France after World War II.

Unknown American soldiers on a leave-action trip to Switzerland sit at tables at an outdoor cafe in Geneva.

This is a view of Olten, Switzerland which shows the Old Town along the Aare River.

This is a rear View of the SS United States Victory docked in Newport News, Virginia.

This is a view of the landscape near Geneva, Switzerland, taken during a leave-action trip by the United States Army.

A group of United States Army soldiers ascends a mountain by cog railway at the Aare Gorge in Switzerland.

This is a view of Lake Geneva from the Hotel Victoria in Montreux, Switzerland.