Photos from William “Bill” Beckett, Hq 254th Infantry Regiment

I guess this is what is meant by “Getting caught with your pants down”. In the photo- William Clemons, Ernest Horr, Charles Noble and Nanthaniel Schwartz all of Hq 254th Infantry Regiment- Germany 1945

Bill Beckett, Hq Co 254th Inf Regt and his great catch- Germany 45

Soldiers from Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment line up  for inspection.  Creglingen, Germany 1945

Henry Zuber, Hq Co 254th aligns his radio in Rothenburg, Germany 1945

Soldiers from Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment take the day off- Germany 1945

Radio personnel install a radio in Jeep at Rothenburg, Germany 1945. Front left James Whitney. In front of Whitney is Ernest Horr. On the right is Harold Wallace. Others unidentified. Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment

 

Major Wilson (then Capt) Sv Co 254th Infantry on the move on the German Autobahn -1945

Hq Co 254th Infantry on the move toward Mannheim, Germany 1945

Portion of the German Siegfried Line near Ensheim, Germany March 1945

Robert Sayles, Hq Co 254th Infantry parked on the wing of crashed German aircraft- Germany 1945

L-R: Troy Loudin and Harold Wallace Hq Co 254th in Germany 1945

Hq 254th Infantry Radio Section: L-R(Left Window) William Bostwick, David Larmon, Charles Noble, Frank Barcellona (Medic), and Keyes. L-R (right window) Ernest Horr, Richard Scott, Glenn Shriver and Harold Wallace

Hq 254th Infantry Radio Section Germany 1945:  L-R:  Ernest Horr, Troy Loudin, Glenn
Shriver, Richard Scott, Thurston Chandler, William Bostwick, Keyes, Charles Nobel, John
Kozel, Harold Wallace  and Robert Sayles.

 

Bill Beckett’s Meal Card from the Saturnia (Troop Ship) Hq Co 254th Infantry Nov-Dec 44

View of Sitterswald, Germany 1945

Armor moves along the German Autobahn, Apr 45

Jack Knight, Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment, Krautheim, Germany 1945

View of Kaysersburg, France Jan 45. Tower of old fortress wall in background used as observation post.

Bill Beckett, Hq Co 254th stands in front of destroyed German Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer tank destroyer in Kaysersburg, France Jan 45

John Kozel checks out destroyed German Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer tank destroyer in Kaysersburg, France, Jan 45- Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment

Troops of Hq Co 254th Infantry take a break for chow- April 45- Germany

 

William Beckett’s license to be in the war- Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment- Germany 1945

John Kozel, Hq Co 254th Inf in Sarreguemines France, 1945

John Jackson, Hq Co 254th Infantry tries to get milk for his coffee from Ensheim, Germany Goat during a “lull” in the attack on the German Siegfried Line Mar 45

L-R William Anderson, Bill Beckett and Ed Dunnikowski Hq Co 254th Infantry in Rexigen, France; The story behind the pies: The outfit that occupied this house before us damned near burnt it down using a gas fired heater. When we arrived the lady of the house saw us bring a gas heater in and panicked. She pleaded with us not to use it so we complied. As a token of her appreciation she baked three pies for us.

Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment. L-R: Henry Zuber, Bill Beckett, John Jackson and James Whitney. Germany 1945

Frank Barcellona Med Det 254th Infantry enjoys a home cooked meal. Germany 1945

Hq Co 254th Infantry in Germany 1945. L-R: Oren Beaver, Bill Beckett, Henry Zuber and James Whitney

Bill Beckett (L) and John Jackson, Hq Co 254th Infantry, relax on a “captured” German motorcycle- Germany 1945

Henry Zuber (L) and Bill Beckett, Hq Co 254th Infantry in Germany 1945

David Jacobus, Hq 254th Infantry surveys crashed German Siebel 204 aircraft- 1945

James Whitney (L) and Bill Beckett check out a generator. Hq Co 254th Infantry- Germany 1945

Bill Beckett, Hq Co 254th Infantry takes advantage of the warmth of his truck’s engine hood to take a rest. Germany 1945

Somewhere in this picture is a German pillbox. Well camouflaged isn’t it?

 

Element of Headquarters 254th Infantry moves through the Siegfried Line. March 1945

L-R: Robert Sayles, William Bostwick and John Kozel at site of wrecked German aircraft- Hq Co 254th Infantry- 1945

Hq 254th soldiers in Ville, France January 1945

 

L-R: Troy Loudin and Laban Blackburn, Hq Co 254th Infantry take a “Melon” break at Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944

L-R: Laban Blackburn, Ed Dunnikowski and Troy Loudin, Hq Co 254th Infantry Cp Van Dorn, MS 19454

Hq Co 254th Infantry Regiment eating in field mess according to “Mess Kit Louie’s” policy not to allow use of messhalls in order to accustom 63d Infantry Soldiers to eating in the field. We would appreciate this training once we got into combat.

 

Hq Co 254th Infantry . Either at driver’s training course or in Company street after a rain storm. Camp Van Dorn MS 1944

Hq Co 254th Infantry . Either at driver’s training course or in Company street after a rain storm. Camp Van Dorn MS 1944

Hq Co 254th Infantry vehicles awaiting to enter Driver’s Training Course, Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

Army Driver’s License

Major(Capt at the time) Thomas Wilson, Hq 254th Infantry Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944

Hq Co 254th Inf troops in the barracks area Camp Van Dorn, MS 1944. In the photo are : David Jacobus, Thurston Chandler, Joseph Jarek, Robert Hanley, Richard Scott, William Sandstrom, Keyes, Buxton, Michael Cerra, Donohue, James Whitney, Fields, and Speniak.