Pfc. Larry Truppo and Pfc. Samuel Davis look at a sign on the outskirts of Saarbrucken, Germany; 22 Mar 1945. 

Visit to Germany

2nd Lt. George Andre Whelan, of Chappaqua, New York, was killed in action on August 9th, 1944 near the town of Champ du Boult in the Calvados region of France.  He was hit by shell fragments while on a Forward Observation mission for the 229th Field Artillery.  If anyone has any more information about him, please contact me.  Thanks.

M4 Sherman tanks of the 745th Tank Battalion support the infantry of the First Infantry Division, the Big Red One, in their battles for Aachen, Germany in October 1944.