Photos from G Company 253d Infantry Regiment 63rd Infantry Division

 

Pfc Lester Clarke , G Company 253d Inf Regiment Germany 1945

L-R: Cpl Emmett J Debner, Leroy Meyers and Sgt John L. Denniston, G Company 253d Infantry Regiment in Bad Kuenzelsau Germany May 1945

 

L-R: Sgt John L. Denniston, Leroy Meyers, Sgt Edgar Moutoux and Cpl Emmett J. Debner, G Company 253d Infantry Regiment in Bad Kuenzelsau, Germany May 1945

Members of G Company 253d Infantry Regiment show off their catch.  Germany 1945  (Probably went fishing with hand grenades)

Sgt. John L. Denniston,  Fitzgerald, Sgt Edgar Moutoux, Leroy Meyers, G Company 253 Infantry Regiment in Bad Kuenzelsau, Germany May 1945

Veterans of the 63rd Infantry Division meet in the “48 Club” in Berlin, Germany – Late 1945> L-R: Cpl Martin T. Walsh, Sgt Francis T. Kellagher and Sgt Edgar Moutoux of G/253d Infantry Regiment. Also L-R: Bob Reid (unit unknown) and Cpl Robert Conn of Hq 63rd Div Artillery.

S/Sgt Edgar Moutoux, G Company 253d Infantry, Budingen, Germany Mar 1945

 

Rifle practice G/253d Infantry Cp Van Dorn, MS 44

Soldiers from G/253d Infantry, Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944. Identified as Thom, Mac and “me

Norman Rolfe 32999491, G/253d Infantry, Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944

G/253d Infantry soldiers undergo a little bayonet practice, Camp Van Dorn MS 1944

Soldier G/253d Inf at Cp Van Dorn MS 1944. Might be Sgt William J. Miller

 

Soldiers, G /253d Inf at Cp Van Dorn MS 1944. Identified in this photo is the Company First Sergeant, “Little Peppy” and “me”

G/253 Infantry soldiers at Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944. Identified as Miller and “me”

 

G/253d Infantry soldiers at Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944. Identified as Thom, Pvt John P Bush, Cas and “me”

 

G/253d Infantry soldiers Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944- Identified as Charlie, Tom and “me”

Norman Rolfe, G/253d Infantry Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

Soldiers G/253d Infantry practicing something. Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

 

Photo of soldier furnishing these pictures. G/253d Inf Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

Soldiers G/253d Inf Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944. Only identified as Charlie, Tom and “me”.

Soldiers G/253d Inf, Cp Van Dorn MS -1944

 

 

G Co 253d Infantry soldier.  Identified only as “Thom”

Soldiers of G/253 Inf at Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

This is photo of soldier who sent in the pictures, but his name was not included on the reverse side of the photo. Probably part of the 2d Platoon of G Company, 253d Inf

Horsing around. Thom and “me” G Co 253d Infantry Cp Van Dorn, MS 19

Ready for inspection. Soldiers from G/253d Infantry, Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944. Identified as Miller, Mac, “me” and Thom.

Identified as the “Brains” of 2d Platoon, G Company 253d Inf. Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944- Lt Stewart Canfield O-1318511 in the center

2d Platoon members, G/253d Inf after Inflitration Course Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944

T/Sgt Souviner W Yonkers 32806450 G/253d Inf Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944. T/Sgt Yonkers received battlefield commission to 2d Lt. O-2011657 1945

G/253d Inf soldiers, Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

Cleaning the barracks- G/253d Infantry. Cp Van Dorn MS-44. Identified in photo- Thom, Cas, Norman Rolfe 32999491 and “me”

Lt Stewart R Canfield G/253d Inf

G Company 253d Infantry Staff Sergeant at Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

Soldiers from 2d Plat, G Co 253d Inf, Cp Van Dorn MS 1944

 

Pvt Edgar Montoux 42058491, training at Fort Benning, Ga 1944- G/253d Infantry Regiment

Pfc Edgar Montoux, G/253d Infantry, Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944

 

4th Company, Replacement Training Group, Camp Van Dorn, MS 17 Apr 1944. Due to the width of this photograph you will have to scroll to the right to view the complete picture. Photo furnished by Edgar Montoux G Company 253d Infantry

G Co 253d Infantry Regiment soldiers at Cp Van Dorn MS 1944. First on the left is S/Sgt Marion G Schmidt. Others not identified.

G Company 253d Infantry Regiment at Cp Van Dorn, MS 1944, Top row L-R: Elwood D Hawkins and T/Sgt John Rendulick (KIA 8 Feb 45). Middle row: Harris and T/Sgt Lloyd G Stitely. Miller in front.

Servicemen in New York City, November 1944. On the left is S/Sgt Marion G Schmidt G Company 253d Infantry Regiment