Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Frankland, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 117th US Infantry Regiment - the defender of Stavelot.

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Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Frankland

American soldiers inspect an underground shelter in which civilians, German soldiers as well, were hiding during the fighting, near the town of  Grevenbroich, Germany, approx. 10 miles south-west of Düsseldorf; Spring of 1945.   

Checking out hiding places

American airborne lieutenant poses for camera near St. Saveur, France - June, 1944.