Photos of Service Battery 862d Field Artillery Battalion

Top Photo: L/R T/5 Edwin L. Heidel and S/Sgt Arnold Heller under the nose of a C47. Bottom Photo: S/Sgt Arnold Heller in the cockpit of a Messerchmitt 109. Heidelberg, Germany, 16 June 1945.

Corporal James V. Short under the nose a C47, Heidelberg, Germany 16 June 1945

L/R: S/Sgt Arnold Heller and Corporal James V. Short at the Ernie Pyle Memorial Bridge in Mannheim, Germany, 16 June 1945

Corporal James V. Short enjoying his tent while on field exercise- Crailsheim, Germany June 1945

T/5 Robert J. Johnson checking out the rear of his field accommodations- Crailsheim, Germany June 1945

T/5 Robert J. Johnson relaxing in front of his tent. Crailsheim, Germany June 1945

L/R Corporal James V. Short, T/5 Edwin L. Heidel and S/Sgt Arnold Heller. Bad Mergenthiem, Germany June 1945

Soldiers of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn, not identified.

Corporal James V. Short in St Moritz for a ski trip.

Soldiers of Service Battery 862d Field Artillery Battalion with a war trophy

Soldiers of Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion, Germany 1945

Corporal James V. Short is on the right. The other individual is not identified.

L/R: Corporal James V. Short, “Smitty”, T/5 Alfred Gras, Sgt George Kostibnik enjoying a visit to an outdoor cafe in Dijon, France, May 1945

Mess Tent for the Battery – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS. continue

Standing L/R: Pfc Arthur O. Griffith, Pfc David P. Houman, S/Sgt Robert E. Quinn. Kneeling L/R: Pvt Frank Pollaro, T/4 John Durso and Pfc William F. Kraft during a field exercise. – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS. continue

Soldiers of the 862 FA Bn take a break while on a field exercise. Those in the photo are not identified – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS.

Soldiers of the 862d FA Bn on a field exercise. Those in the photo are not identified Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS.

Soldiers of the 862d FA Bn during a lull in the field exercise- March 1944. Those in the photo are not identified – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS.

Soldiers of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn, patiently awaiting for their next delicious meal -Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS. continue

L/R: T/Sgt Dalton L. Kindig and S/Sgt Arnold Heller – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS. continue

Corporal James V. Short wearing a borrow uniform-the fit is somewhat questionable – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS.

L/R:S/Sgt Arnold Heller, T/5 Joseph L. DiSipio, Pfc William Rouse, T/Sgt Dalton L. Kindig, Corporal James V. Short and Sgt George Kostibnik. November 1943 – Photos taken by Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion while at Camp Van Dorn MS.

photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

L/R: T/Sgt Dalton L. Kindig and S/Sgt Arnold Heller, 1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

Soldiers only identified as Joe from PA and George from NJ – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

Cpl James V. Short, 1944- photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

On the left is Cpl James V. Short, 1944. On the right is Pfc William Rouse – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

L/R: T/5 Joseph L. DiSipio and Cpl James V. Short- ready for barracks duty. 1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

S/Sgt Arnold Heller 1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

Sports activity in Service Battery, 862d FA Bn, Camp Van Dorn, MS June 1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

Cpl James V. Short, Apr 1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

L/R: Cpl James V. Short and Pfc William Rouse-1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated

T/5 Vito J. Catalano- 1943

Cpl James V. Short camouflaged on field exercise. 1944

Cpl James V. Short with his vehicle in the field.

Cpl James V. Short cleaning his mess kit after dining outside. All 63d Infantry Division units were required to prepare meals and eat outside. Thus the name was given to MG Louis Hibbs- “Mess Kit Louie”. This was a method of preparing us for the rigors of combat.

L/R: Pfc William Rouse, Pfc William F, Kraft and T/5 Vito J. Catgalano. April 1944 – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated.

T/5 Vito J. Catalano, from Newark, NJ – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated.

Pfc William F. Kraft with a 105mm Howitzer – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated.

Battery soldiers man a 50cal Machine Gun emplacement in the field – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated.

Relaxing after a hard day in the field – photos were provided by Mr. Greg Short, Son of Corporal James V. Short, Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion. All photos were taken at Camp Van Dorn, MS and pertain to personnel of Service Battery, 862d FA Bn unless otherwise indicated.

Soldiers of Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Van Dorn, MS November 1943. None are identified

Back Center is Pfc Alexander Weiss, Front Row left to right- T/’5 George W. Sherman, T/5 Joseph DiSipio and Corporal James V Short. All of Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion Camp Van Dorn, MS November 1943

Back Center is Pfc William L. Rouse. Front Row Left to Right- T/5 George W. Sherman, T/5 Joseph DiSipio and Corporal James V. Short. All of Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Van Dorn, MS November 1943.

Top to Bottom- Corporal James V. Short, T/5 George W. Sherman, Pfc William L. Rouse and T/5 Joseph DiSipio all of Service Battery, 862d Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Van Dorn, MS November 1943.