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HomeUnitsUnit Photo Galleries823rd TD Battalion Photos 1
  • Photo from the unit history.
    Before the Battle of Magdeb Before the Battle of Magdeb
    Before the Battle of Magdeb
  • Photo from the unit history.
    Last TD Lost at Magdeburg Last TD Lost at Magdeburg
    Last TD Lost at Magdeburg
  • Commanding officer of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, Lt. Col. Stanley Dettmer. He took command of the battalion on February 11, 1944 and led the unit through combat still being listed on the roster as of VE Day, May 9, 1945. Photo from the unit history.
    Lt Col Stanley Dettmer Lt Col Stanley Dettmer
    Lt Col Stanley Dettmer
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  • Photo is from 1942 and shows Louis Figaro Jr. standing on right. Photo courtesy of his granddaughter Tracy Davis.
    Louis Figaro Jr upper righ Louis Figaro Jr upper righ
    Louis Figaro Jr  upper righ
  • T/Sgt Sam A. Woodard of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Tech Sgt Woodar 823 TD Bn Tech Sgt Woodar
    823 TD Bn   Tech Sgt Woodar
  • Cpl. Eural D. Haddock of B Company sitting on one of the unit's motorcycles. Note the "Bugs" lettering and female graphics on the windshield. There is also one of the unit's four wheeled vehicles to the rear. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Cpl Haddock 823 TD Bn Cpl Haddock
    823 TD Bn   Cpl Haddock
  • Cpl. Eural D. Haddock of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Cpl Haddock 2 823 TD Bn Cpl Haddock 2
    823 TD Bn   Cpl Haddock 2
  • Cpt. Frances E. Wilts on left sitting with Cpl. Eural D. Haddock. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Cpt Wilts and C 823 TD Bn Cpt Wilts and C
    823 TD Bn   Cpt Wilts and C
  • Cpt. Frances E. Wilts on left and 1st Lt. Carl E. Jefferson during an R & R time in Germany. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Cpt Wilts and L 823 TD Bn Cpt Wilts and L
    823 TD Bn   Cpt Wilts and L
  • T/5 John D. Reppond of B Company standing to the rear of one of the unit's vehicles. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn J.D. Reppond 823 TD Bn J.D. Reppond
    823 TD Bn   J.D. Reppond
  • 2nd Lt. Eugene F. Rohatsch of B Company in August of 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Lt. E Rohatsch 823 TD Bn Lt. E Rohatsch
    823 TD Bn   Lt. E Rohatsch
  • Recon Platoon Leader 1st Lt. Kenneth G. Crist and a Lt. Malcomson in the Ardennes. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Lt Crist and Lt 823 TD Bn Lt Crist and Lt
    823 TD Bn   Lt Crist and Lt
  • 2nd Lt. Ike C. Adams on left with Pfc. Huston A. Sandel. Both are members of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Lt Ike Adams an 823 TD Bn Lt Ike Adams an
    823 TD Bn   Lt Ike Adams an
  • Standing L to R, T/4 Merril F. VanHorn, T/4 Phillip H. Luttrell and T/5 John D. Reppond with T/4 Roy J. Fusilier at rear. All four are members of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn M 823 TD Bn M
    823 TD Bn   M
  • Three new chimney sweeps? Shown L to R are T/4 Merrill F. VanHorn, Pfc Eural D. Haddock and S/Sgt Clifford R. Finch while in Noppenberg, Germany. Date is Aug/Sept of 1944. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn M VanHorn E Had 823 TD Bn M VanHorn E Had
    823 TD Bn   M VanHorn E Had
  • Photo of the unit while in Paris in August of 1945. The only person that has been identified is T5 Ivan B. Madsen who is standing in the second row and is third from the right.  Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.

    823 TD Bn Paris Aug 1945 823 TD Bn Paris Aug 1945
    823 TD Bn   Paris Aug 1945
  • Pfc Huston A. Sandel on left and Cpl Eural D. Haddock of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn Pfc Sandell and 823 TD Bn Pfc Sandell and
    823 TD Bn   Pfc Sandell and
  • T/4 Phillip H. Luttrell of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn T4 P. Luttrell 823 TD Bn T4 P. Luttrell
    823 TD Bn   T4 P. Luttrell
  • T/4 Charles T. Widdop on left with PFC David L. Riggle standing in front of one of the unit's M10s in Birgden, Germany. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn T4 Widdop Pfc 823 TD Bn T4 Widdop Pfc
    823 TD Bn   T4 Widdop  Pfc
  • T/5 Willard C. Fessler of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn T5 Fessler 823 TD Bn T5 Fessler
    823 TD Bn   T5 Fessler
  • T/4 Paul J. Vavuris of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
    823 TD Bn T5 Vavuris 1 823 TD Bn T5 Vavuris 1
    823 TD Bn   T5 Vavuris 1
  • T/4 Paul J. Vavuris of B Company in a pose for the camera. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts
    823 TD Bn T5 Vavuris 2 823 TD Bn T5 Vavuris 2
    823 TD Bn   T5 Vavuris 2
  • T/4 Paul J. Vavuris and T/4 Raymond A. "Oakie" Oquist of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts
    823 TD Bn T5 Vavuris and 823 TD Bn T5 Vavuris and
    823 TD Bn   T5 Vavuris and
  • Sgt. M. L. Garten of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • Lt. Warren R. Pfaff of Recon. Company receives his Silver Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • Lt. Eugene V. Jackson R. of C Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • SSgt Ray A. Mitchell of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • T5 Ivan B. Madsen of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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    CW 5
  • T4 Frederick P. Hahn of B Company receives his Silver Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • SSgt. Clifford R. Finch of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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    CW 7
  • Cpl. Giovanni Albani of B Company receives his Silver Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • Cpl. Troy E. Bishop of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 30, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts
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  • Clifton Smith. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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  • T/5 John "Dewey" Reppond of B Company standing at a sign for Hannover. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
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Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Commanding officer of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, Lt. Col. Stanley Dettmer. He took command of the battalion on February 11, 1944 and led the unit through combat still being listed on the roster as of VE Day, May 9, 1945. Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo from the unit history.
Photo is from 1942 and shows Louis Figaro Jr. standing on right. Photo courtesy of his granddaughter Tracy Davis.
T/Sgt Sam A. Woodard of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Cpl. Eural D. Haddock of B Company sitting on one of the unit's motorcycles. Note the "Bugs" lettering and female graphics on the windshield. There is also one of the unit's four wheeled vehicles to the rear. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Cpl. Eural D. Haddock of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Cpt. Frances E. Wilts on left sitting with Cpl. Eural D. Haddock. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Cpt. Frances E. Wilts on left and 1st Lt. Carl E. Jefferson during an R & R time in Germany. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/5 John D. Reppond of B Company standing to the rear of one of the unit's vehicles. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
2nd Lt. Eugene F. Rohatsch of B Company in August of 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Recon Platoon Leader 1st Lt. Kenneth G. Crist and a Lt. Malcomson in the Ardennes. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
2nd Lt. Ike C. Adams on left with Pfc. Huston A. Sandel. Both are members of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Standing L to R, T/4 Merril F. VanHorn, T/4 Phillip H. Luttrell and T/5 John D. Reppond with T/4 Roy J. Fusilier at rear. All four are members of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Three new chimney sweeps? Shown L to R are T/4 Merrill F. VanHorn, Pfc Eural D. Haddock and S/Sgt Clifford R. Finch while in Noppenberg, Germany. Date is Aug/Sept of 1944. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.

Photo of the unit while in Paris in August of 1945. The only person that has been identified is T5 Ivan B. Madsen who is standing in the second row and is third from the right.  Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.

Pfc Huston A. Sandel on left and Cpl Eural D. Haddock of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/4 Phillip H. Luttrell of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/4 Charles T. Widdop on left with PFC David L. Riggle standing in front of one of the unit's M10s in Birgden, Germany. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/5 Willard C. Fessler of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/4 Paul J. Vavuris of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/4 Paul J. Vavuris of B Company in a pose for the camera. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts
T/4 Paul J. Vavuris and T/4 Raymond A. "Oakie" Oquist of B Company. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts
Sgt. M. L. Garten of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Lt. Warren R. Pfaff of Recon. Company receives his Silver Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Lt. Eugene V. Jackson R. of C Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
SSgt Ray A. Mitchell of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T5 Ivan B. Madsen of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T4 Frederick P. Hahn of B Company receives his Silver Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
SSgt. Clifford R. Finch of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Cpl. Giovanni Albani of B Company receives his Silver Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 25, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
Cpl. Troy E. Bishop of B Company receives his Bronze Star from Brigadier General James S. Lewis, Field Artillery, Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division. Location is Falkenstein, Germany on June 30, 1945. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts
Clifton Smith. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
T/5 John "Dewey" Reppond of B Company standing at a sign for Hannover. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts.
  • Before the Battle of Magdeb
  • Last TD Lost at Magdeburg
  • Lt Col Stanley Dettmer
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  • Louis Figaro Jr  upper righ
  • 823 TD Bn   Tech Sgt Woodar
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  • 823 TD Bn   Cpt Wilts and C
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    • Lt Col Stanley Dettmer
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    • Louis Figaro Jr  upper righ
    • 823 TD Bn   Tech Sgt Woodar
    • 823 TD Bn   Cpl Haddock
    • 823 TD Bn   Cpl Haddock 2
    • 823 TD Bn   Cpt Wilts and C
    • 823 TD Bn   Cpt Wilts and L
    • 823 TD Bn   J.D. Reppond
    • 823 TD Bn   Lt. E Rohatsch
    • 823 TD Bn   Lt Crist and Lt
    • 823 TD Bn   Lt Ike Adams an
    • 823 TD Bn   M
    • 823 TD Bn   M VanHorn E Had
    • 823 TD Bn   Paris Aug 1945
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    • 823 TD Bn   T4 P. Luttrell
    • 823 TD Bn   T4 Widdop  Pfc
    • 823 TD Bn   T5 Fessler
    • 823 TD Bn   T5 Vavuris 1
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