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Photo page 7 of 14
for Company A/D,
97th Engineer Battalion (Construction):

Years: Circa 1960 or resent

Photos from the former American Military Base, Vassincourt, France

_{Photos submitted by the person indicated under the photo}

Vassincourt Army Base Field training Phil Strother, Terry Wilkes In the barracks Ron Stilley, Chuck Hoover Field training Chris OrndorffMontana, 2007 Ron Stilley & Terry Wilkes 2007 Drinking buddies Ray Coffey, Robert Belcher, Ken Nakanishi USNS PATCH Typical troop ship Dameron, Christ, Grego, Wise Photo Greear, James, O'Neill Old Cars Quinonis Photo (first name unkn James, Gerald O'Neill Photo SFC William Sanders Savannah, GA Rare photo of Joe Greear working (Staged) Thomas Richardson, Gilbert Rotenberry Shopping Pop Mayhew On guard Motor Pool Police Call circa 1961 Organization Day 1961 Playing softball Sometimes we played Softball Yeah! R&R American style Swymer, McGhee, and Chase Big equipment guys Joe Greear Norris Lake, 2007 Wilkes, Rotenberry, Achen, Couperthwaite, DeCanso Co A Orderly Room Etheridge, Greear Hanging out SGT Henderson's crew Where we going? Herman L. Hale One likable guy Brickner Out on the town Tom Richardson Movie time Bill James No Task Too Great Ratalski Sharpshooter James, Manderson, States, Wilkes Labor detail Weissinger, Rotenberry, Strother, Greear Hamming it up in Amsterdam Frank Zorick, friend Resident giant! Zorick and Pechatsko Big guy, little guy SGT Henderson, Herman Hale Part of mainchanic team Fritz at work our guys were good. Wilkes, Newton, James, Richardson out of uniform Medical Detachment area Vassincourt Baysinger Typical engineer pose4 Ed Manderson Double take! Group shot Waiting around Bodkins Nowhere to go Donald M. Kraft Melvindale, MI Kraft, Etheridge M & M Manderson, Greear, Rothenberry, Newton Building bridges Motorcycle Joe We had 'em all! Snack Bar Vassincourt, France Bogan, Chester Matthews Parade group photo Richardson, Newton, Bogan, Land Parade day Swymer, Hale, Strother, O'Neil Out on the town Robert W. Chase Dozer guy. McGhan and Brickner Sittin' around Before our move to the hospital Lazy afternoon sun Company A Motor Pool North entrance Rifle Range, 1961 Bar le duc, France John Donovan, Lamb Moving to the hospital area William Cook, John Rosas, Harold Rotenberry More bridge work Andrew Balli, SGT Loveday Field cooking Papa Belcher Photos courtesy Beth Belcher Murphy Robert Belcher at home Bob at home Bob and friends Leisure time Herman Hale Monkeying around Engineers At the Neuville canal Kenneth Nakanishi Draftsman Nakanishi, Coffey, Belcher In the barracks Four friends 97th Engineers Nakanishi and Hale Doing nothing Ray Coffey Monkey 2 end Photos courtesy Beth Murphy Thanks, Beth

Company D,
97th Engineer Battalion (Construction)

Personal documents carried by Joseph Greear, plus some of the handouts he often obtained and carried: