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A Company CP - Ardennes
there must have been a lull in the fight as all 7 unidentified men are
not wearing helmets, Note one in the foreground.
(courtesy: Rex Combs collection) |
Capt James Dietrich, Lt Arthur Stevens and 1/Sgt Leonard
Funk
observing a variety of dress codes, somewhere in the Ardennes
(courtesy: Rex Combs collection) |
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Bedraggled But Not Beaten
a squad of Co A men huddle outside a war torn building. Note the
variety (or absence) of head gear and the knee patches on the man at the
front. None are identified.
(courtesy of the Rex Comb s collection) |
 Semi-Palatial
Bunker men from Co B outside their "digs" in Belgium.
[standing, l-r] Bill Knapp, John Payet, Frank Hernandez
[front] Joe Endress and J. D. Collier. Knapp and Endress were both put in for commissions but Endress was KIA
before the approval came in. [courtesy of Ed Wheelock
collection] |
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Casualty rates demanded
improved care facilities
The campaigns waged in Belgium and later in Germany created a constant
flow of wounded and the closer the medical treatment was, the greater the
chances for saving lives. Aachen, the first German town to be taken by
the Allies, lies near the Belgian, Dutch and German borders and was a
natural choice to establish at least two field hospitals. |
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12th Field Hospital, Aachen
when building was under repair |
 96th
Evacuation Hospital
Brand (near Aachen) Germany was the initial facility |
 Repairing
Koerner Kaserne, Treires Strasse, Aachen for newer. larger 96th Field
Hospital |
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