Distinctive Insignia of the 179th Infantry Regiment, Second World War

Veterans Now and Then,
179th Infantry Regiment

Distinctive Insignia of the 179th Infantry Regiment, Second World War
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These photos are intended as a rememberance and memorial to those who served in the 179th Infantry Regiment. Some of them were placed here by family members looking for information about thier loved ones wartime experiences. If you have any information that you can share or you would like to add someone to our photo-gallery please E-mail:
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Sicily & Italy Photos
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Cordino Longiotti D Company
B Company, Sicily
William P. Mullis Jr., K Company
Emmet Elden Davis, I Company
S. France & Alsace Photos
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Germany Photos
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Ken Casey, Radioman
Paul Joulwan,  H Company, Stalag VIIB
Paul Joulwan, H Company
Paul Joulwan, H Company
Veterans Now and Then
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Veterans Now and Then,
157th Infantry Regiment

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Ray Wantz and Millwee Owen, G Company
Ray Wantz and Millwee Owen, G Company
William R. Pemberton
William R. Pemberton
Gerald Hall Photos
(157th Infantry Regiment)

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William Prince, I Company
William Prince in Hospital
William Prince in Hospital
Lt. J. Tannheimer
Veterans Now and Then,
179th Infantry Regiment
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Thomas Pierce, I Company
Thomas Pierce and friends
Thomas Pierce and more friends
Arville Weldon Littleton, A Company
Veterans Now and Then,
180th Infantry Regiment

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A Company, 179th Infantry Regiment, 1st Platoon, 2nd squad.
Stanley  Kunc, HQ Company
Anthony Tesoriero
G. R. Timberlake
Veterans Now and Then,
645th Tank Destroyers

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Lois and James Cheek
President Harry S. Truman and Llewellyn M. Chilson, G Company
Llewellyn M. Chilson and Family outside of the Whitehouse, G Company
Llewellyn M. Chilson, Anti-Tank Company and German prisoners of War
Veterans Now and Then, Division Artillery
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Frank Barringer
Frank Barringer and two unknown friends
Dee Terry, Jack Barber, Monty Thompson, and Captain Hal Adamson, HQ Company
Eugene Roy
Gilbert Wailes
A Battery,
160th FA Bn.

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D. A. Givens, Jeff Potter, and Cleatice Littlefield, HQ Company
2 unknown members of the 179th Infantry Regiment
Unidentified soldier in Italy
Un identified soldier in Italy
Lewis Long
C Battery,
171st FA Bn.

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Edward C. Becht, C Company
Clyde Henry, I Company
Clyde Henry, I Company  newspaper article.
Lt. George F. Luce

Edwin Gorak
B Battery
158th FA Bn.

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LT. Albert Young Company H, 179th
Two men sitting in front of the 1st Plt Co H  179INF CP
LT. Albert Young's platoon, H Co. 179th
Company H, CP, Munich, Germany
Reenacting Photos
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Two H Company Officers in front of the CP Konigsplatz, Munich, Germany
179th sodiers inside "Honor Temple"
three members of 1st Platoon , H company
Lt Young and 4 members of his platoon
H Company Mess section, Germany
1st Platoon, H Co. Alsace, France?
close up of photo on the left.
2 unnamed, H Company
H Company men Alsace, France
close up of photo on the left
KPs washing up mess section equipment.
Unidentified officer in H Company, 179th INF
????? and Lt. Young , H Company
Abe Walshon, H Company machinegunner
Abe, Bill, Slim, Oley B Company
Jack Vannatta, B Company, 179th INF
Earl Saulsbury, C Company, 179th INF
James Palmer, 5th Army Heavy Weight boxing champ
Samuel Dowd, 179th INF, KIA Italy
Ben Fine, E Company, 179th Infantry, KIA, Italy
Earl Broker, B Company, 179th Infantry, KIA, Italy
Herbert Perry, F Company, 179th Infantry, KIA Italy
James Barry, M Company, 179th Infantry, KIA, Anzio
William Behling, I Company, 179th Infantry Regiment
Frank Hetzel, K Company, KIA Sicily
Dennis Bingham, Mortarman, I Company, 179th Inf.
David Goodnoff, I Company, 179th Infantry
1LT Francis Buchanan, 179th Inf. WIA
Gilbert Kempen, F Company, 179th RCT,  DOW Anzio, Italy
Michael Mizine, C Company, 179th Inf, KIA Sicily
Michael Luevanos, L Company, 179th RCT, DOW Italy
Harold Weishuhn, Capt., B Company, 179th Infantry
James Farmer, B Company, 179th Inf, KIA  Anzio Italy
1LT Walter Mellem, 179th Infantry
Eugene Edwards, G Company, KIA,
Donald Miller, A Company, KIA, 8 Dec 1944
Fred Brown, C Company, KIA
Afton Simpson, F Company, 179th Infantry Regiment
Earl Winslow, A Company, KIA
Melvin Kerby, B Company, 179th INF
K Company captured flag
Milton Knowlton
Milton Knowlton
 
John William Morgan, Medic
 
Joseph M. Myers, I Company, Article
 


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