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The above photo was taken by John Vincent Hiatt of I Co on
VE-Day (May 8, 1945 ) in the area of Sangerhausen, Germany. Of
I Co's original stateside training group of about 200 soldiers,
these 32 men were the only ones not killed or incapacitated during
nine months of combat from the hedgerows of Normandy to Dessau,
Germany, near the Elbe River. And, still, some of the above men
were themselves wounded, but were able to stay with the unit
to the end. Below, as written on the back of the original photo,
are the names of the men:
Top: Marvin F. Sandberg, Pete LaCicero, Al Golisano, Lafayette
Webster, George Beal, Alvin M. Schroeder, Reidl (first name unknown)
George E. Stout
Back Sit: William M. Murphy, Wilbur W. Molnar, Ervin E. Kleindl,
Joseph F. Burns, Raymond B. Thorton, William B. McMahon
3rd Row: Olen D. Yarnell, Tom Thorton, Raymond O. Stapleton,
Frank T. Jashek, Edward C. Gross, Cecil J. Funk, Ray A. Hannah,
Ira J. Van Riekel, Clover (first name unknown)
2nd Row: Walter C. Wedeking, Delbert H. Watson, Fuller (first
name unknown), Arthur C. Peeks, Simon Lang, Charles R. Ross,
Burt. P. Barlow Jr, Melvin J. Weber
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