M4 Sherman tank of the 3rd Armored Division and soldiers of the 39th Infantry Brigade crossing the Siegfried Line - Dragon's Teeth - at the town of Roetgen, about 5 miles south-east from Aachen; September 1944.

Crossing the Dragon's Teeth

M4A3 Sherman tank of the 4th Armored Division driving on to Bastogne, Belgium; January 3, 1945

Destination Bastogne

Soldiers from LCM on the left (Landing Craft Mechanized) upload food (Ration 10-1) supplies to (Landing Craft Infantry Large) LCI (L) - 87 and 96, to be taken to the fighting men on Omaha and Utah Beaches.
   The Ration 10-1 was developed in order to provide power to the crews of armored vehicles and motorized infantry. It was designed for daily meals of 10 soldiers, and it was supposed to be a breakfast, an afternoon snack and dinner. The ration included: various canned meat and stews, butter, powdered coffee, puddings, jam, condensed milk, vegetables, biscuits, cereals, drinks, sweets, salt and sugar. In addition, the kit included cigarettes, matches, a bottle opener, toilet paper, soap, towels.