A GI named Corporal Leo Kaller celebrates Thanksgiving in  the field, somewhere in Western Europe; November 1944.

Thanksgiving in the lull of combat

 Newly arrived troops from the US Army's 34th Division enjoy a snack at Dufferin Quay, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 
 It was the first American division deployed to Europe in World War II, where it fought with great distinction in North Africa and the Italian Campaign; January 1942.

First GIs to Europe

Flight Nurse 2nd Lt. Reba Whittle, the only American female POW in Europe, flew with troops from the front lines of Europe back to the safety of the English countryside.