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820th TD Battalion

820th_2_Soldiers_in_civilian_clothes_at_barracks-2630
Shown are two men in civilian clothes at what may be some type of barracks. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Bower__Ellias__Plowkie_Hoffert_and_Peterson-2631
Five soldiers with their M18 Tank Destroyer. Left to right is Bower, Pfc. James A. Ellis, Plowkie, Pvt. Michael J. Hoffort and T/5 Robert E. Peterson. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Cecil_Haines_at_monument-2632
T/5 Cecil F. Haines is posed with one of the town's landmarks. This was probably taken after the war in one of the towns where the unit was stationed. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Cecil_Haines_front_left_with_seven-2633
T/5 Cecil F. Haines is shown front left with seven other men. Six of those other men are in civilian clothes and may be towns-people or displaced persons. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Collins__second_from_right_facing_net-2634
Some men of the unit play a little volleyball. Only Pvt. George W. Collins, second from right facing net, is identified. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Dees__Vitalie__Cecil_Curtis_and_Vandenburg-2635
Shown is Dees, Vitalie, Cecil F. Curtis and Vandenburg. I do believe that some of the names are nicknames and not proper names. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Dees__Vitalie_and_Vandenburg_on_car_hood-2636
The same group of friends without Haines but including Dees, Vitalie and Vandenburg. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Ellias__unknown__Hoffert__Brandies_and_Peterson-2637
Shown posed with an M18 is Pfc. James A. Ellis, an unknown soldier, Pvt. Michael J. Hoffort, Brandies (possibly Antonio Brandonisio) and T/5 Robert E. Peterson. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Image_of_building_and_townspeople-2639
Image of a large building and townspeople, probably taken at the end of the war. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_in_a_Czech_town_1945-2640
Taken in 1945, while the unit was in a Czech town. It was not unusual for tanks and tank destroyers to be parked in the center of town, as a show of strength, after the soldiers had taken up occupational duties. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Jack_Zahn__unknown_and_Cecil_Haines-2641
Shown L to R is Charles R. Zahn, an unknown soldier and Cecil F. Haines. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_King__Caseman__Indian__Szydlowski__Texas-2642
Shown with a variety of small arms, pistol, Thompson sub-machine gun and carbine are L to R, Robert N. King, Wayne G. Casman, an unknown soldier, Indian, an unknown soldier, Norman J. Szydlowski and Texas. Although not shown in the photo, the way the photo was marked, it indicated that Cecil F. Haines was standing to the far right but was cut out of the picture. Courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Line_of_M18s_in_Czech_1945-2643
A line of M18s stand at rest with turrets and barrels covered. This was taken in 1945, while the unit was in Czechoslovakia. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Robert_A._Dunning_w_mop_1945-2644
Pfc Robert A. Dunning stands ready for action with his weapon of choice. Taken in 1945. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_six_men_on_steps-2645
A group of men in civilian clothes. These men may have been townspeople or possibly displaced persons depending on where the photo was taken. If this was a base in the U.S., they may have been civilians working on the base. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Soldiers_Hackett__Ben__Crosby__Plawecki___Makulski_rear-2646
Grabbing a bite to eat, on top of their TD is L to R, Cpl. Robert H. Hackett, Cpl. Ben E. Ruffino, T/5 Kenneth Crosby and Pvt. Joseph T. Makulski. Pfc. Edmund Plawecki is in the back looking toward the camera. All are members of A Company. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Soldiers_with_small_arms-2647
Another shot of the same group of armed men. Shown L to R, Robert N. King, Wayne G. Casman, unknown, Norman J. Szydlowski, Indian, unknown and Texas. Courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_TDs_appraoching_a_town-2648
Tank destroyers roll into a town. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_TDs_guard_a_town_intersection-2649
Another image of tank destroyers on display, in the center of town. A show of strength from the occupational forces. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Unknown__Oregon_and_Red_with_recovery_vehicle-2650
Shown L to R, an unknown soldier, Oregon and Red are posed with an M32 Tank Recovery vehicle, which was based on a Sherman tank. Photo courtesy of Rob Haines.
820th_Martin_Collmer_at_Reunion_1970-2758
A reunion photo of men from the 820th. The reunion was held in Detroit, Michigan around 1970. Martin W. Collmer is shown second from the left. Courtesy of John Collmer.
820th_Martin_Collmer_at_Reunion_1970_B_Co-2759
Four men from Company B, at one of the unit's reunions. Shown is Martin W. Collmer, third from the left, holding a vintage sign with the unit's codename "Clambake Baker". The second man from the left is thought to be John F. Sheehy. Photo courtesy of John Collmer.
820th_Bob_Hackett_and_soldier_with_3_inch_gun-3470
Cpl. Robert H. Hackett on left with another soldier and their 3" gun, which has been dug in to reduce it's profile and minimized it's chance of being hit. Photo courtesy of Kevin Hackett.
820th_Bob_Hackett_in_German_hat_with_two-3471
820th_Soldier_at_M18_front-3472
820th_Soldier_on_metal_fence_in_courtyard-3473
820th_soldier_with_M18_in_field-3474