My father, Claude Letson (left) and Francis Angell (rt) meet the Russians near the Elbe River.

Dad meets the "Ruskies"

M4 Sherman tanks of the 745th Tank Battalion support the infantry of the First Infantry Division, the Big Red One, in their battles for Aachen, Germany in October 1944.

Street fight

Operation Husky: The Sicily Landings 9 - 10 July 1943: An Airborne Division Horsa glider, after landing off course nose down in a field near Syracuse. Although unsuccessful in achieving their primary objectives, the Airborne forces did cause considerable disruption behind the lines.