Camp Swift Texas - 1943
Below - Leaving Texas - November
1943
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Camp Swift Texas - 1943 |
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Left - Typical 1940's
troop train Below - Leaving Texas - November 1943 |
 WW11 Liberty Ship |
French 4& 8 train |
 Converted British luxury liner |
 From the mother ship to the LSI Right - Omaha Beach June 17, 1944 |
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 82nd's first bridge - St. Lo July 28, 1944 |
 Drome River bridge August 2, 1944 |
  B Co. vehicles - from French historical book |
 City of Vire liberated August 7, 1944 |
 Vire - the result of heavy bombing and artillery |
 Seine River bridge - August 28, 1944 |
 St. Lo -a destroyed city - liberated July 10, 1944 |
 28th Division marching in Paris - August 29, 1944 |
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 Bridge construction on the Albert Canal 9/13/1944 Left: 113th Recon takes fire in Belgium |
 Albert Canal - bridge reaches far shore |
 Bridge, previously damaged, Bridged collapsed |
 Dozers work to retrieve bridge |
 Repaired and relaunched - Sept 15th 1944 |
 82nd footbridge over Roer River-February 23,1945 |
 Preparing the site |
 Treadway over the Roer February 24, 1945 |
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 Above: Dortmund Ems Canal - March 30, 1945 Left: 79th Div. at the Rhine River - March 23, 1945 |
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 Above: Treadway over the Weser River built April 6, 1945 Left: Battalion dispatched a patrol to secure prisoners upon arrival at the Weser River |
 82nd bridge over the Elbe River - April 1945. Bridge was destroyed by enemy before it could be used. |
 The 82nd's last mission......securing this bridge over the Elbe River - April 17, 1945 |
 German Officers sign surrender documents May 8, 1945 |
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