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Photo of Cpl. Kenneth Ferguson and Sgt. Ernest Brok feeding an 81 mm. mortar at the Siegfried line near Lammersdorf, Germany
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Ferguson, Kenneth, 12/10/1944. Caption: "ETO HQ 15390 Spangle 5 20 Sep, cred...Signal Corps Photo. S/Sgt. Ernest Brok, left, of Dalton, GA and Cpl. Kenneth Ferguson, center, of Decatur, IL. feed an 81 mm mortar which…
Photo of Cpl. James H. Linn in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Linn, James H., Article on back of photo; "Cpl. James H. Linn, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Linn, 1315 North Union street and Luther Smith, a civilian employee of the War department, saved the life of Staff Sgt. Kemp H.…
Photo of Cpl. Herbert S. Landholt in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Landholt, Cpl. Herbert S., Article on back of photo; "Cpl. Landholt Iwo Casualty, Cpl. Herbert S. Landholt, a marine paratrooper, was wounded in action on Iwo Jima, March 2, according to a message received from the Navy…
Tags: Decatur IL., Iwo Jima, Marine Corps, Paratrooper, World War II, WWII
Photo of Cpl. Herbert E. Milligan in uniform wearing headset
Herald and Review Library: Milligan, Cpl. Herbert E., Article on back of photo; "At an Air foce Service Command station in England 'talking 'em down' is Corp. Herbert E. Milligan, a radio telephone operator in the control tower at the air depot. He…
Photo of Cpl. Henry D. "Rocky" Lorenz in uniform
Herald and Review Library; Lorenz, Cpl. Henry D. "Rocky"; Article on back of photo; "Cpl. Henry D. "Rocky" Lorenz, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lorenz, 365 South Broadway, is back home after spending 52 months overseas, 45 of them as a prisoner of the…
Tags: Decatur IL., Marines, POW, USMC, Wake Island, Woo Sung, World War II, WWII
Photo of Cpl. Harry B. Youtz in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Youtz, Corp. Harry B., Article on back of photo; "Corp. Harry B. Youtz, stationed with the air transport command at Camp Luna, N. M.. will return to his station Sunday after spending a 10-day furlough with his parents,…
Tags: Army Air Corps, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII
Photo of Cpl. Gernon Ross Henderson in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Henderson, Corp. Gernon Ross; Article on back of photo: "Henderson on Furlough; Corp. Gernon Henderson of the army anti-aircraft division, who has been in Decatur on furlough visiting his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy A.…
Tags: Anti-Aircraft Division, Army, Decatur IL, Effingham, World War II, WWII
Photo of Cpl. George Eaton, Jr. in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Eaton, Cpl. George Jr., 5/25/1944. Article on back of photo: " Served in Six Foreign Lands: Cpl. George Eaton, Jr., arrived home last Wednesday after 29 months overseas and said he'd like to go fishing - he's already…
Photo of Cpl. Fred Horne in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Horne, Cpl. Fred; Article on back of photo; "We Have Been Too Easy; Much greater firmness should be exercised by the peace-loving nations in their international relations, it is advocated by Cpl. Fred Horne, whose 34 months…
Tags: Army, Decatur IL. Infantry, South Pacific, World War II, WWII
Photo of Cpl. Eugene Miller (right) in uniform with another man
Herald and Review Library: Miller, Cpl. Eugene; Article on back of photo; "Cpl. Eugene Miller Back Home, Released by Russians, by Joyce Thompson of the Review Staff; Cigarettes-real American cigarettes the best in the world-meant good treatment and…
Tags: Army, D-Day, Decatur IL., POW, Stalag 3-C, World War II, WWII