Second platoon, Company A, of the 605th Tank Destroyer Battalion displays their firing target, which is marked with a perfect 32 out of 32 score. The trees and terrain suggests that this was taken during training in the U.S., at one of the southern camps. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Here stands Raymond Anderson on left, Robert L. Downs center and Arthur Henson on right. Photo was taken in 1945, while the unit was station in Gross-Gerau, Germany. "Bob" Downs was about 6' - 5" tall and noticeably taller than many of the men. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Posing for a photo is Arthur Henson from Lambert, Mississippi. Courtesy of Judith Henline. 

Shown is Staff Sergenat Merle V. Boyes on left, Corporal Joseph J. Hardebeck center and Corporal Robert L. Downs on right.  The photo was taken while they were stationed in Eberstadt, Germany on July 7, 1945.  Courtesy of Judith Henline.

A photo taken while stationed in England at Camp Blackshaw Moor.  The camp is located near the town of Leek, which is in Staffordshire County, England. Courtesy of Judith Henline.

Corporal Joseph Ushkowitz of A Company, poses for a photo. Courtesy of Judith Henline.

Sgt. Junior L. Crotty on left stands with Cpl. Robert L. Downs, on a German train in Pfungstadt, Germany. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown left to right is Cpl. Robert L. Downs, SSgt. Norman Hatton, Sgt. Thomas Kaufman and Sgt Richard Shaffer. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

A group of men sitting on the back end of a German plane.  Photo was taken in Gross-Gerau, Germany, in August of 1945.  Courtesy of Judith Henline.

Taking a boat ride on the Elbe River, in Hitzacker, Germany.  Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown left to right is SSgt. Joseph J. Jonas, Cpl. Robert L. Downs and Cpl. Richard P. Crowson who is wearing an MP (military police) arm-band. At the end of the war, many TD units took on occupational duties, which included policing all occupied areas.

Shown left to right is SSgt. Merle V. Boyes, Sgt. Richard G. Shaffer and Sgt. Alfred C. Lovan. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

SSgt. Merle V. Boyes takes a moment to think about the trip accross the English Channel and their impending arrival at La Havre, France.  Elements of the unit were aboard an LST (Landing Ship Tank) which was capable of carrying heavy equipment, which could then be off-loaded directly onto the shore. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown left to right is Pfc. Clarence M. Orlander, Cpl. Joseph J. Hardebeck and Cpl. Robert L Downs. The photo was taken on July 17, 1945, while stationed in Eberstadt, Germany.  Courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown on left is Sgt Trotter W. Pentecost from Laurens, South Carolina with Cpl. Robert L. Downs on right. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

A individual shot of Raymond Anderson in 1945, while the unit was station in Gross-Gerau, Germany. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown is Richard P. Crowson on left with Robert L. Downs on right along with one of the unit's jeeps.  The photo was taken in Eberstadt, Germany. Courtesy of Judith Henline.

Another photo from Eberstadt, Germany, Cpl. Robert L. Downs stands on left with SSgt. Joseph J. Jonas on right. Courtesy of Judith Henline. 

Sgt. Richard G. Shaffer is shown on left with Cpl. Robert L. Downs center and Sgt. Alfred C. Lovan on right. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

SSgt. Joseph J. Jonas stands on the front of one of the captured German trains.  Photo courtesy of Judith Henline. 

The men showing their engineering skills aboard a former Nazi train, SSgt. Norman L. Hatton on left with Sgt. Junior L. Crotty looking ahead.  Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown is 1st Sgt. Nicholas Zalac on left, Alfred C. Lovan center and Trotter W. Pentecost on right, while stationed in Redefin, Germany. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.

Shown is 1st Sgt. Nicholas Zalac on left, Trotter W. Pentecost center and an unknown soldier on right, while stationed in Redefin, Germany. Photo courtesy of Judith Henline.