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824th TD Battalion
Pfc. Eli Kazan stands back left with two other soldiers. Probably taken after the war was over and the unit was on occupational duties. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
Another shot of Pfc. Eli Kazan now on right with an unknown soldier. Taken after the war was over and the unit was on occupational duties. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
Pfc. Eli Kazan stands on right with an unknown soldier. Similar images in the group identify the location as Heilbronn, Germany. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
A group of five unknown soldiers of the 824th, in the town of Heilbronn, Germany. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
An M8 of the unit is used to patrol areas as a show of strength during occupational duties in Germany. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
One of the 824th's M8 Armored Cars is halted as part of a column of military equipment. The location is identified as Ulm, Germany. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
Three unknown soldiers display their M1911 pistols while the unit was stationed in Heilbronn, Germany. Photo courtesy of Eli Kazan and Rick Geller.
A small group photo possibly at taken at Camp Bowie or Camp Hood, Texas. The only identified person is Sam S. Ficarola, sitting in front row wearing a tee-shirt, who would serve in Headquarters Company as a cook. Photo provided courtesy of Mario Ficarola.
A group on men from the 824th posing for a photo, while stationed at Camp Bowie, Texas, in 1944. Edward V. Bortnick "Eddie" is standing in the back row, second from the left. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
Another group of men, 15 in all, while stationed at Camp Bowie, Texas, in 1944. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
A photo of Eddie Bortnick in Le Havre, France, in 1945. Probably taken after the war, while waiting to ship home. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
A photo of a GMC CCKW 2.5 ton 6x6 with Le-Roi Air Compressor and its driver, taken in 1945, while the unit was in Germany. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
A towed 3" gun of the 824th, dug in and prepared for action. Only five men are shown but additional personnel were probably need to position the gun. Towed guns were designed to have a 10 man crew. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
Another photo from France with Eddie Bortnick shown on far right. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
A soldier stands on the street in Austria where the 824th had ended the war and did their initial occupational duty. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
An American soldier speaks to what I believe is a German Wehrmacht soldier. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.
Two soldiers stand at a set of stairs on a streetside in Austria. Photo courtesy of Ed Bortnick.