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| Corporal Willie Hein | ||
| Photo Gallery: Willie Hein Photographs | |
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Basic Training - Stateside
Invasion Training - England, 1944 France During WWII, 1944 Belgium During WWII, 1944 Germany During WWII, 1944-45 After VE-Day, 1945
Randy Hanes Album
Riel Crandall Album Dale Williams Album Harold Palmer Photographs Thomas Renfro Photographs Willie Hein Photographs | |
| Willie Hein and his family attended the Tyler reunion in October 2010 and brought with them a photo album of the 300th and World War II. The story of how he got the film from the United States to Europe and how the photos were developed is not entirely clear. The end result is about 200 photos of excellent quality never before published. What makes these photos of even more important is that the photos were taken by the men of the 300th and Willie has identified the photos; people, location, activity, etc. Our tanks to Willey for sharing these for the web site. | |
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01 Basic training Photo: WH |
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03 Basic training combat conditions Photo: WH |
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04 Weekend leave during basic training combat Photo: WH |
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06 Girl that sent film overseas Photo: WH |
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07 Camp White, Medford, Oregon Photo: WH |
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08 Red Richard 10-4-43. Recon on Alcon Highway to Alaska Photo: WH |
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09 Working on 192ft bridge. 15 stringers (each 8 ton); work by hand Photo: WH |
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11 Bridge built in Oregon Photo: WH |
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13 Bridge over the Deschutes River in Oregon Photo: WH |
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12 Willey Hein in New York before deportation Photo: WH |
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14 Invasion training in Swindon, England Photo: WH |
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15 Photo: WH |
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16 Invasion fleet and passing by battleship Texas Photo: WH |
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17 Invasion fleet Photo: WH |
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18 Picture of LST taken from LST Photo: WH |
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20 First town captured in France Photo: WH |
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21 Knocked out German tank turned over to show escape hatch Photo: WH |
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22 Camouflaged truck at the front line Photo: WH |
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23 Photo: WH |
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24 Photo: WH |
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25 Gliders of the 82nd Airborn Division Photo: WH |
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26 Dead German soldiers Photo: WH |
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26 Dead German soldier Photo: WH |
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27 Where men were at a dance when Germans broke through Photo: WH |
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28 Field where troops slept during Battle of Bulge Photo: WH |
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29 Disabled German Tiger Royal Photo: WH |
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30 American Sherman tank Photo: WH |
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31 Shot down German Mig 109 Photo: WH |
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32 Siegfried Line Photo: WH |
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33 Aachen, first city captured in Germany Photo: WH |
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34 Pontoons for Baily Bridge over the Rhine Photo: WH |
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35 Building Bailey Bridge over the Rhine Photo: WH |
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36 A Battle in the Pocket Photo: WH |
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36 A Battle in the Pocket Photo: WH |
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37 Photo: WH |
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39 Bill and Lt Doughertory after V-E Day in Weisenburg, Germany Photo: WH |
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40 Picked up bombs, repaired city waterlines to Ansbach, Germany Photo: WH |
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50 Bill and Roderick Queen after V-E Day in Weisenburg, Germany Photo: WH |
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51 Germain girl whose mother repaired Bill's clothos and schined his shoes Photo: WH |
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52 Young German girl before trip back to U.S Photo: WH |
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53 A Belgium girl that led troops from Muse River to Givet, France Photo: WH |
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53 B Photo: WH |
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53 C Photo: WH |
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53 D A section of foot bridge Photo: WH |
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53 E German tank of Rommell Photo: WH |
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53 F Photo: WH |
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Willie Hein Photo: WH |
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54 CC Photo: WH |
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54 DD Photo: WH |
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