Soldiers of Gen. George Patton's U.S. Third Army celebrate the capture of the commune of St. Avold, north-eastern France with a bottle of wine on Dec. 6 1944. 

Drink for the occasion

After securing an area in Germany, U.S. soldiers found a house in an unnamed village with abandoned Panzerfausts, ammunition and the more important things of all, barrels of beer - which they tasted with delight; March, 1945. 

Cheers...

Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 132nd Infantry Regiment of the  US Army, landed on the island of Cebu, central Philippines. In the background are LVT-4 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) amphibious armored personnel carriers; March 26-April 8, 1945. 