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A black and white photograph of Ben Hartman sitting inside an airplane. He is wearing sunglasses and is leaning out of the airplane window looking slightly behind him. On the side of the airplane is painted the number "K-391," and also a painting of…

A photograph of Ben Hartman standing cross-legged with his left hand resting on a wooden windmill. He is wearing a white shirt with light-colored pants. In the background there are tents and wooden beams.

During the war, Hartman used his skills to…

Black and white photograph of Ben Hartman sitting on top of a pile of empty artillery shells. His left knee is drawn up into his body while the right is hanging down and resting on the bottom layer of shells. A plane can be seen in the background,…

A black and white photograph of three men posing in front of a very large rock and standing in water. All men are wearing swim trunks with no shirts.

The writing that accompanies this photo explains that this is a picture of Edward Vorous,…

Color photograph of V.J. Hajda in his U.S. Army uniform in 1943.

The following comes from an interview with V. J. Hajda in 2013:

Vaclov John "V. J." Hajda, from Granger, Texas, joined the United States Army in 1943. Of Czech descent, V. J. was…

Digital scan of black and white photograph of Dwight Thompson, in uniform, standing centered in front of his wooden two-story barracks. There is a second soldier standing to the back right of the photograph.

Dwight Thompson moved to Taylor, Texas…

Digital scan of black and white photograph of Dwight Thompson, Private First Class, who moved to Taylor, Texas after World War II. He is sitting in dress uniform visible from just below the shoulders. He is wearing his U.S. Army uniform, with…

Digital scan of black and white photograph of a jeep carrying two soldiers with a white sign on the front reading "Marching Troops/ Slow Please." Behind on a dirt road next to a field is a column of marching troops. This is Dwight Thompson's (who…

Digital scan of black and white photograph of Ralph W. Zett from Granger, Texas, taken in approximately 1942 as he entered the U.S. Navy during World War II. Zett is shown in his Navy uniform, wearing a sailor's dress hat and pin.

Ralph William…

Digital scan of black and white photograph of Ed Olson of Taylor, Texas during training in WWII. There are four men crouching and three men standing behind. This is Olson's crew for his first B-17 before heading to England. They are standing next to…