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Unknowns
An unknown Lieutenant and friend.
An unknown Tank Destroyer soldier.
An unknown Lieutenant. Photo taken in Brussels, Belgium. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
An unknown enlisted man. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
What we believe is the same man as in the previous photo but this time wearing officer's trim. Possibly from a field promotion or after attending Officers Training. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
Captain Lecil Parker.
The unknown soldier shown is wearing officer's lapel insignias and above his right pocket, the Distinguished Unit Ribbon. That ribbon narrows his unit down to one of only 18 TD units. The Distinguished Unit award would later be renamed as the Presidential Unit Citation.
A nice shot of a couple provided by site contributor, Larry Stevens. The soldier has no ribbons so this may have been taken during his training in the U.S. and probably prior to shipping to Europe or the Pacific. This may even be their wedding photo. Thanks again Larry!
This composite photo shows what we believe is a father and son that served in the tank destroyer forces. The photos were found together in the personal affects of Edwin Erkinger, who is the grandfather, of a close friend of mine. We do not believe Edwin served with the men but may have known them or was a friend to the men. The son, shown on left was named Gene and his father on right was Ray. Their last name was written on the back of the one photo but was illegible. The name starts and ends with an "S" and has 6 letters total. As you can see, Gene held the rank of Corporal. Thank you Bill for sharing the photos with us.
This soldier is identified as serving with the 633rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.
This soldier is identified as Bob Cicak, taken in November of 1945. You can see he is wearing the old style Armor branch insignia on his collar. Information provided with the photo, identifies that his wife was a nurse, assigned to a nearby hospital.
Another unidentified soldier. Unusual insignia on his helmet that I was unable to make out. Photo courtesy of Darla Madsen Tolman.
An unknown soldier at the front of an M10 of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion. At the time, they were attached to the 9th Army. The sign above the door reads "Gasthof" which is German for Inn or Hotel. Photo courtesy of Darla Madsen Tolman.
An unknown soldier of the 823rd. Photo courtesy of Darla Madsen Tolman.
Another unknown soldier of the 823rd. The position of his side arm make me think he was not normally in a TD and was probably one of the higher ranking NCOs, such as a Staff Sergeant. The side arm worn on the hip would be constantly catching on something when in or around the TD. Photo courtesy of Darla Madsen Tolman.
This formerly unidentified soldier has since been identified as T/5 Robert Arrighini by his daughter Roberta. He was from B Company and is wearing the Distinguished Unit Ribbon over his right pocket. I also noticed he only has four Campaign Stars on the EAME Ribbon over his left pocket. The 823rd participated in five campaigns, so this photo may have been taken prior to him receiving the fifth star or he may have not participated in one of the campaigns since he had been wounded in October of 1944. Photo courtesy of Darla Madsen Tolman.
Group of unidentified soldiers, each enjoying a beer. This was probably taken after hostilities had ceased. Photo courtesy of Darla Madsen Tolman.
There was no ID on the photo but this looks like Forest E. Gates. Photo courtesy of Ross Crawford.
A very nice colorized photo of a Lieutenant wearing the old-style armor collar devises.
This photo of three unknown soldiers of the 654th was taken while stationed at one of the many military bases where the men trained. This is just one of many photos provided by Kelly L. Jean, whose grandfather, Cpl. Thomas Jennings, served with the unit.
Four unknown soldiers of the 654th. Provided courtesy of Kelly L. Jean.
An unknown soldier on top of one of the unit's LVTs. Note the label of "death", next to the unit's machine gun. Although not identified, he was probably a member of A Company. Photo courtesy of Art Carran.
The only information we have on this soldier is that he is believed to have served in the 607th.
A wedding photo of a tank destroyer soldier, taken in Milwaukee.
A photo of Sgt. Oscar Deahl of James, Oklahoma. The photo's caption identifies that he was bringing his tank destroyer back from the battle zone after a narrow escape. The lumbering vehicle suffered a direct hit on the turret, but Sgt. Deahl wasn't even scratched. There's a big dent in the tank destroyer's hide, right behind the soldier's head. This ACME photo by Sherman Montrose was taken in Nettuno, Italy, on March 3, 1944.
This photo was taken in Scanton, Pennsylvania.
Unknown soldier standing with the unit's T3 (M31) Tank Recovery vehicle. The unit was based on M-3 Lee Medium Tank with Continental R-975-C1 9 cyl. radial gasoline engine and riveted hull. Just over 800 of them were built through 1945. Hull length 18'-6", Width 8'-11", Crane height in the lowered position 10'-0", Weight 34 tons, Max speed was 25 mph, Average range 100 miles, Crew 6 person. Manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Note the cannon attached to the hatch cover on the left. It was actually a dummy. Information from the www.olive-drabe.com website. Photo courtesy of Rusty Coleman.
Same unknown soldier as in the T2 photo posing with the 50 cal. Possibly a member of James H. Coleman's crew. Photo courtesy of Rusty Coleman.
Unknown soldier of the 899th Tank Destroyer battalion sitting on an M8 Armored Car. Looks like it's missing the turret. Photo courtesy of Rusty Coleman.
An unidentified soldier who served in one of the eleven African-American Tank Destroyer units. Those units included the 614th, 646th, 649th, 659th, 669th, 679th, 795th, 827th, 828th, 829th and the 846th. Although only three of the units saw any action overseas. The only information we have on this man is the name "Simpson" that was on the back of the photo.
