From back of photo: Tropical Boogie-Woogie is given out by PVT Albert Wright of Cleveland, Ohio, in a recreation hall in the South Pacific Area. The men are members of an Air Base Security Battalion.
From back of photo: In a "better than" imitation of the Ink Spots, this quartet of American soldiers broadcasts over the Rennes, France, radio station. They are L to R: SSG Irwin K. Thomas; SGT Henry Watson; 1SG Hilton Branch; and SGT Leo J....
From back of photo: Remains of a German soldier appear as snow thaws near Merode, Germany. African American soldiers of 104th Division Tank Battalion load shells into their gun in background.
From back of photo: Two smiling French soldiers fill the hands of American soldiers with candy, in Rouffach, France, after the closing of the Colmar pocket.
Attached are several comments by various officers of tank battalions, tank destroyer battalions, and tank companies which relate to various types of employment, enemy actions, and to equipment.
From back of photo: US Troop Convoy to Liberia. A task force of American Army Engineers sails for Liberia, a country in West Africa modeled after the United States. Bunking ""on a shelf"" is a bit crowded in ship's quarters.
From back of photo: Groups of recently appointed African American officers. Eleven of these men recently appointed to temporary rank of Ensign D-V(S), and one to Warrant Officer.
From back of photo: African american troops of an Engineer Battalion in Bhamo, Burma, stop their work briefly to read President Truman's Proclamation of Victory in Europe.
From back of photo: Liberia. When the US Army Engineers landed in Liberia they found the natives had already constructed a hut for their mess. So they ate their first meal on schedule.
From back of photo: Liberia, Africa. American troops in Liberia. American Army Engineer Task Force in Liberia. PFC Napoleon Edward Taylor of Baltimore, MD., first US Engineer to land on Liberian soil, greets Liberian members with this declaration;...
From back of photo: Protection must be maintained at all times for Engineer Construction Units operating in England. Here a machine gun is being held in readiness for action. L to R: 1ST SGT William P. Jacobs, Philadelphia, PA., S/SGT Albert Bay,...