Two paratroopers of the 17th Airborne Division wait for takeoff on their C-46 during Operation Varsity. March 23, 1945. One of them is holding a "grease gun"

Stern faced young guys

U.S. soldiers keep an eye as a group of German prisoners are marched to the ships to take them back to England to POW camp; Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944.

POWs heading to ships

A US truck towing a field kitchen drives aboard an LST (Landing Ship Tank) at Brixham in Devon during preparations for the invasion of Europe, June 1944.