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A plane next to the Autobahn (ddr-densho-22-34)
Caption in album: "Some sections of the German super highway called the Auto Bahn [sic]. The highway was very equal to some of the U.S. double high speed roads."
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Lister bag (ddr-densho-22-30)
Caption in album: "Here is a lister bag where all water is treated before you drink. Halazone tablets we used during the war. In more permanent positions these bags are set up. You absolutely do not drink untreated water."
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Prisoners on the death march from Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-115)
Photograph secretly taken by town inhabitants.
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The Headquarter Battery on the move (ddr-densho-22-36)
Caption in album: "On the move of location we are on a 'road march.' Here is the Headquarter Battery on move."
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Military battalion taking a break on the Autobahn (ddr-densho-22-40)
Caption in album: "On the Auto Bahn [sic] taking '10' a breather. A machine gun mount can be seen in the open weapon carrier used in cases of a strafing where German planes attack from above. In caravans are jeeps, 4x4, 4x6, 6x6, command car, [?], half tracks. In a battalion we had about 600 men …
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Soldiers (ddr-densho-22-63)
Caption in album: "T/5 Rupert Arai / T/5 Tamotsu Saito / T/5 Hideo Noda."
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Soldiers reading a newspaper on V-J Day (ddr-densho-22-75)
Caption in album: "Yes as we were here in Donauworth patrolling and cleaning up we were cleaning up what war had made. Not too unexpected had come the news that V-J Victory-Japan had come shortly after the hard fought V-E Victory-Europe day had come. We felt an excitement quite unexplainable but we worked as usuable [sic] …
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Clarence Matsumura on guard post (ddr-densho-22-69)
Caption in album: "Among the rookie reign of most soldiers he spends more than 50% of his time doing nothing but guard post."
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Disabled German plane on the Autobahn (ddr-densho-22-38)
Caption in album: "Between Munich - Augsburg the highway used as runways many German planes could be seen on the side most disabled."
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442nd soldiers in chow line (ddr-densho-22-29)
Caption in album: "At times during the war we were lucky to have U.S.O. units come up to entertain us. We saw little fun as 7 days a week 24 hours a day we were on the go with little rest. Here a U.S.O. troupe forms a chow dish out line as we get our few …
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Break on the 'road march' (ddr-densho-22-37)
Caption in album: "On the 'road march' we take some interval stops for the 'P' call.
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Prisoners on the death march from Dachau concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-117)
Photograph secretly taken by town inhabitants.
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442nd snowed in (ddr-densho-22-45)
Caption in album: "Snow is inocent [sic] and has beauty but it acts also as a blanket or carpet. A carpet covers many things. Such as mines and obstacles. It also made roads impossible as roads on mountain sides have snow drifts, slides and snow blockades. We had to make detours. As snow melts there is …
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442nd soldiers cleaning up after a meal (ddr-densho-22-33)
Caption in album: "After the chow we wash our own meal cans. Our mess gear is made up of canteen cup, meal can, knife, fork and spoon. The heated water heated by kerosene burners set up by the mess crew. Each Battery has a mess crew each feeding about 1[?]5 men."
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552nd Field Artillery Battalion Charlie Btry sign (ddr-densho-22-76)
Caption in album: "Yes as we were here in Donauworth patrolling and cleaning up we were cleaning up what war had made. Not too unexpected had come the news that V-J Victory-Japan had come shortly after the hard fought V-E Victory-Europe day had come. We felt an excitement quite unexplainable but we worked as usuable [sic] …
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American Red Cross worker (ddr-densho-22-54)
Caption in album: "American Red Cross Clubmobile girl."
