 Chaplain (Captain)
Joseph P. Kenny, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
holds Mass on January 6, 1945, for men of the 3rd battalion before they depart
for combat in Belgium. |
 Tom
Porcella
sports a trophy German cap while holding two artillery shells.
Photo taken on Thier-du-Mont ridge. Note shell shipping containers in
background.
[courtesy Tom Porcella]
|
 Jan. 15, 1945
Stoically resigned, a young German SS trooper is taken prisoner somewhere
in Belgium. His concern about his fate is written all over his face.
(U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo) |
 Jan 7, 1945
Allied troops move past the mangled wreckage of a
vehicle. A German soldier lies dead in the foreground.
(U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo) |
|
Three Combat Hardened Veterans Just Before Going For A Drink,
1945
was George Mile's caption on this photo taken in Trois-Pont. [l-r] Lt. John
Foley, Capt Hank Lefebvre, Lt. George Miles
|
Lt. John Foley
smiles for the camera while in Trois-Pont, Belgium
(courtesy George Miles)
|
Fox Stew Anyone?
Earl Hickman bagged a fox, probably while the unit was in the Rest Camp at Chevron,
Belgium. He seems well equipped with what may be a Thompson sub-machine
gun, a trench knife and a cigarette ... oh, and a fox..
|
Supply Drop - Door To Door
A C-47 from the 862nd Troop Carrier Squadron made an unscheduled stop outside
of Bastogne.
(courtesy: Lt.. Jack French collection) |
 Arizona
Boy Out of His Element
Joe Favela (Hq Hq) grins as though he likes the snow |
What's Wrong With This Thing?
A gunner looks down the tube of an 81mm mortar which hopefully doesn't
have a shell in it
Whatever the problem is, there are four onlookers, two of whom, are
keeping a safe distance. All are unidentified. |
 Unidentified
508er
seems to be enjoying the snowfall and must feel that a helmet is not
required |
