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  • An unknown Lieutenant and friend.
    TD Luetenant and friend TD Luetenant and friend
    TD Luetenant and friend
  • An unknown Tank Destroyer soldier.
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  • An unknown Lieutenant. Photo taken in Brussels, Belgium. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
    TD Lieutenant taken in Bru TD Lieutenant taken in Bru
    TD Lieutenant  taken in Bru
  • An unknown enlisted man. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
    TD NCO 1 TD NCO 1
    TD NCO  1
  • What we believe is the same man as in the previous photo but this time wearing officer's trim. Possibly from a field promotion or after attending Officers Training. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
    TD NCO TD NCO
    TD NCO
  • Captain Lecil Parker.
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    Captain Lecil Parker Large
  • The unknown soldier shown is wearing officer's lapel insignias and above his right pocket, the Distinguished Unit Ribbon.  That ribbon narrows his unit down to one of only 18 TD units.  The Distinguished Unit award would later be renamed as the Presidential Unit Citation.

    Unknown Officer TD Bn Unknown Officer TD Bn
    Unknown Officer TD Bn
  • A nice shot of a couple provided by site contributor, Larry Stevens.  The soldier has no ribbons so this may have been taken during his training in the U.S. and probably prior to shipping to Europe or the Pacific.  This may even be their wedding photo.  Thanks again Larry!

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    TD couple no id   From Larry Stevens
  • This composite photo shows what we believe is a father and son that served in the tank destroyer forces. The photos were found together in the personal affects of Edwin Erkinger, who is the grandfather, of a close friend of mine. We do not believe Edwin served with the men but may have known them or was a friend to the men. The son, shown on left was named Gene and his father on right was Ray. Their last name was written on the back of the one photo but was illegible. The name starts and ends with an "S" and has 6 letters total. As you can see, Gene held the rank of Corporal. Thank you Bill for sharing the photos with us.

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    Father and son   Unk TD soldiers
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  • This soldier is identified as serving with the 633rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

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    Unknown soldier 7
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    Unknown Soldier w patch on Right Sleeve
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    Unknown Soldier 8
  • This soldier is identified as Bob Cicak, taken in November of 1945. You can see he is wearing the old style Armor branch insignia on his collar. Information provided with the photo, identifies that his wife was a nurse, assigned to a nearby hospital. 

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    Bob Cicak Unknown Unit 39
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    Unknown Soldier 28
  • The only information we have on this soldier is that he is believed to have served in the 607th. 

    Unknown Soldier 29 from 607th Unknown Soldier 29 from 607th
    Unknown Soldier 29 from 607th
  • Unknown Soldier 30 Unknown Soldier 30
    Unknown Soldier 30
  • A wedding photo of a tank destroyer soldier, taken in Milwaukee.

    Unknown Soldier 31 Unknown Soldier 31
    Unknown Soldier 31
  • Unknown Soldier 32 Unknown Soldier 32
    Unknown Soldier 32
  • This photo was taken in Scanton, Pennsylvania.

    Unknown Soldier 33 Unknown Soldier 33
    Unknown Soldier 33
  • Unknown Soldier 34 in Italy Unknown Soldier 34 in Italy
    Unknown Soldier 34 in Italy
  • A photo of Sgt. Oscar Deahl of James, Oklahoma. The photo's caption identifies that he was bringing his tank destroyer back from the battle zone after a narrow escape. The lumbering vehicle suffered a direct hit on the turret, but Sgt. Deahl wasn't even scratched. There's a big dent in the tank destroyer's hide, right behind the soldier's head. This ACME photo by Sherman Montrose was taken in Nettuno, Italy, on March 3, 1944.

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    Unknown Soldier 35
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    Unknown Soldier 36
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    Unknown Soldier 37
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    Unknown Soldier 41
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    Unknown Soldier 42
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    Unknown Soldier 43
An unknown Lieutenant and friend.
An unknown Tank Destroyer soldier.
An unknown Lieutenant. Photo taken in Brussels, Belgium. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
An unknown enlisted man. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
What we believe is the same man as in the previous photo but this time wearing officer's trim. Possibly from a field promotion or after attending Officers Training. Photo courtesy of Erwin Verholen.
Captain Lecil Parker.

The unknown soldier shown is wearing officer's lapel insignias and above his right pocket, the Distinguished Unit Ribbon.  That ribbon narrows his unit down to one of only 18 TD units.  The Distinguished Unit award would later be renamed as the Presidential Unit Citation.

A nice shot of a couple provided by site contributor, Larry Stevens.  The soldier has no ribbons so this may have been taken during his training in the U.S. and probably prior to shipping to Europe or the Pacific.  This may even be their wedding photo.  Thanks again Larry!

This composite photo shows what we believe is a father and son that served in the tank destroyer forces. The photos were found together in the personal affects of Edwin Erkinger, who is the grandfather, of a close friend of mine. We do not believe Edwin served with the men but may have known them or was a friend to the men. The son, shown on left was named Gene and his father on right was Ray. Their last name was written on the back of the one photo but was illegible. The name starts and ends with an "S" and has 6 letters total. As you can see, Gene held the rank of Corporal. Thank you Bill for sharing the photos with us.

This soldier is identified as serving with the 633rd Tank Destroyer Battalion.

This soldier is identified as Bob Cicak, taken in November of 1945. You can see he is wearing the old style Armor branch insignia on his collar. Information provided with the photo, identifies that his wife was a nurse, assigned to a nearby hospital. 

The only information we have on this soldier is that he is believed to have served in the 607th. 

A wedding photo of a tank destroyer soldier, taken in Milwaukee.

This photo was taken in Scanton, Pennsylvania.

A photo of Sgt. Oscar Deahl of James, Oklahoma. The photo's caption identifies that he was bringing his tank destroyer back from the battle zone after a narrow escape. The lumbering vehicle suffered a direct hit on the turret, but Sgt. Deahl wasn't even scratched. There's a big dent in the tank destroyer's hide, right behind the soldier's head. This ACME photo by Sherman Montrose was taken in Nettuno, Italy, on March 3, 1944.

  • TD Luetenant and friend
  •  B6Z45pwEGk   KGrHqQOKiYEy
  • TD Lieutenant  taken in Bru
  • TD NCO  1
  • TD NCO
  • Captain Lecil Parker Large
  • Unknown Officer TD Bn
  • TD couple no id   From Larry Stevens
  • Father and son   Unk TD soldiers
  • Unknown soldier 4
  • Unknown soldier 5
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  • Unknown Soldier w patch on Right Sleeve
  • Unknown Soldier 8
  • Bob Cicak Unknown Unit 39
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  • Unknown Soldier 29 from 607th
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  • Unknown Soldier 34 in Italy
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    • TD Luetenant and friend
    •  B6Z45pwEGk   KGrHqQOKiYEy
    • TD Lieutenant  taken in Bru
    • TD NCO  1
    • TD NCO
    • Captain Lecil Parker Large
    • Unknown Officer TD Bn
    • TD couple no id   From Larry Stevens
    • Father and son   Unk TD soldiers
    • Unknown soldier 4
    • Unknown soldier 5
    • Unknown soldier 6
    • Unknown soldier 7
    • Unknown Soldier w patch on Right Sleeve
    • Unknown Soldier 8
    • Bob Cicak Unknown Unit 39
    • Unknown Soldier 9
    • Unknown Soldier 10
    • Unknown Soldier 11
    • Unknown Soldier 12
    • Unknown Soldier 13
    • Unknown Soldier 14
    • Unknown Soldier 15
    • Unknown Soldier 16 Kenny Wickstrom. png
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    • Unknown Soldier 28
    • Unknown Soldier 29 from 607th
    • Unknown Soldier 30
    • Unknown Soldier 31
    • Unknown Soldier 32
    • Unknown Soldier 33
    • Unknown Soldier 34 in Italy
    • Unknown Soldier 35
    • Unknown Soldier 36
    • Unknown Soldier 37
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    • Unknown Soldier 40
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    • Unknown Soldier 43
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