Capt. Lowell Smith of the 9th Air Force thanks a US Army 40 mm antiaircraft crew for their help. Smith had been attacked by a Bf-109 while returning from a mission - with no ammunition left, he flew over this gun position and the crew shot the German fighter down.


Pilot to crew: Thanks guys...

Artillerymen from the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached to the 95th Infantry Division, U.S. Third Army) setting up their gun to guard a road on the outskirts of the city of Metz, north-eastern France; 1944.
 


Incoming approach to the city - covered

A U.S. Army's anti-aircraft battery stands on the ready to fend off attacking Lufwaffe planes attempting to destroy the Lugendorff bridge - seen in the background - at Remagen, Germany; March 1945.