As a proud Veteran of my US Army service in World War II and at 94 years of age, I have gathered and scanned my personal wartime photos to share them with those who might be interested around the world. This site will depict the US Army 56th Signal Battalion's combat and training participation in WWII in Europe as part of the First US Army and the Fifth Corps. Photos captions to the best of my memories of those days are shown.
This site is currently a work in progress, as I migrate from my previous online gallery. Over time, more photos will be included and rescanned as necessary.
In the meantime, you can also find me on Twitter: (How's that for a 94 year old!)
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A Pair of Shoes at Buchenwald
In April 1945, as the gates and confines of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany were thrown open, inmates and refugees streamed about the area,…
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1944 - D Day through Europe
My personal Wartime history taken from my snapshot album after the Normandy D-Day initial beach assault, to the end of hostilities. Each one has a…
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A Soldier's Life
A collection of documents, telegrams, maps and letters that traced my journey through the war.
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Heading Home, 1945
Fr: Gene Piana [NJ], Bob Ryan [NJ, Bob Searl [NJ], Carmen Cataldo [NJ] At Sea, on deck…see more
Loading onto Troop Ship Back to USA, Southampton, England 1945
Bomb damage, Germany 1945
