Richard Beckman

United States soldiers visit the top of the Aare Gorge near the town of Meiringen, Switzerland during a leave-action trip.

This is a southwest view from the balcony of the Schweizerhof Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland looking over Lake Lucerne. This is the hotel that Richard Beckman stayed in as part of a United States Army leave-action trip to Switzerland.

This is a cog railway car from Glion to Montreux, Switzerland.

Two unknown American soldiers during a leave-action trip in Switzerland look out the window of their train car from Interlaken to Montreux.

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

This is a view from Hotel Victoria overlooking Lake Geneva and Montreux, Switzerland.

United States soldiers on a leave-action trip are seated on a train headed to the Aare Gorge near Meiringen, Switzerland. All are unidentified.

The Aare Gorge is a section of the river Aare that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen, Switzerland.

An unidentified group of soldiers stand inside of Chillon Castle in Montreux, Switzerland.

Richard Beckman's major is seen holding a camera during their leave-action trip to Switzerland. The Major's name is unknown.