717th AOC

ENGLAND

This picture coming from the photo album of Dean L ROBERTS - 717th AB Ordnance Company. When the guys didn't trained they also had time to have fun. The comment on the reverse side saids : "At the betting post at a race truck in Memburry - England". Take a special attention to the way of dressing ! Impossible to guess Airborne troops with such uniforms ... (unpublished photo - TFH collection). Click to enlarge

With this other picture coming from the photo album of Dean L ROBERTS - 717th AB Ordnance Company. It comes from the same grouping than the others previously presented but the legend is not really legible "…sige travel for jeep" ? (unpublished photo - TFH collection). Click to enlarge.

VARSITY

May 1, 1945. The battle of the Rhur pocket is now nearly finish. The german resistance collapses and the GI's are more quiet. This picture coming from the photo album of Dean L ROBERTS - 717th Airborne Ordnance Company and shows Paul and John J WALSH sitting to the rear of a GMC truck in Essen (Germany) (click to enlarged) (unpublished photo - TFH collection).