U.S. First Infantry Division - Big Red One - troops going through the process procedure for the embarkation, bound for Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. In the front, 2 GIs pulling a hand-cart with supplies, others wait their turn; England, June 1944. 


Embarkation for Invasion

70th Infantry Division mortar crew of D Company, 276th Infantry Regiment firing for effect during the battle for Forbach, France on February 27, 1945.
   Forbach is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, 

Mortar fire for effect

Two German women make their way over the rubble in the small municipality of Holsthum, between Bitburg and Trier, Germany, during mopping up operations, after the Americans captured the town. German soldiers in the background clasp hands over their head as they are rounded up by US troops, March, 4, 1945.