Original caption:Fighting Man. Wearied after days of front line combat, his helmet mud caked, his face bearded and grimy, his eyes glazed from what he has seen, Sgt. John H. Parks, Mill creek, Indiana, arrives at a rest area behind the lines after his outfit is relieved. December 20, 1944


Battle weary

One way to enhance frontal armor : Crew of medium M4 Sherman tank apply a layer of cement to the frontal armor of the tank in order to increase(or hoping to) its stopping capabilities. Gelsenkirchen, Germany, March 19, 1945.


Work in progress

US Army tankers "train" (in presumably posed photo) for quick exit from an M3 "General Lee" variant tank, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1942.  In a live fire situation, this looks like a good way to get shot ... JR.