Letter from Mathilde to James W. Ochs, October 3, 1945. Letter reads: "Redange le 3. Octobre 1945. Dear Jim: I was very happy to get your lettre and to see that you was in Paris. It is to hoppe that you have this chance again. When you was Sunday to…

Three soldiers outside a message center at a US base, 1944.

Equipment inspection at the 26th Infantry Division on US base, 1944.

Inspection of soldiers of the 26th Infantry Division at US base, 1944.

Letter from James W. Ochs to his parents, June 6, 1945. Letter reads: "June 6, 1945. Prachtitz, Czech. Dear Mom & Dad, Being just one year ago that the invasion came off, today was a holiday for us so all I did was take a walk and went swimming…

Soldier enforcing the off limits to non-coms rule outside a PFC club, 1944.

Captain Emil J. Schmidt, of the 39th Signal Company, coordinating an arms inpsection for the 26th Infantry Division at US base, 1944.

Soldiers of 26th Infantry Division participating in field training at US base, 1944.

Soldiers in the 26th Division 39th Signal company peeling potatoes at US base, 1944.

Soldiers, including Brigadier General Harlan Nelson Hartness, at US base, 1944.

Soldiers of the 26th Infantry Division leaving a non-commisioned officers club (NCO) on US base, 1944.

Soldiers of the 26th Infantry Division crouched around an issue of the Columbia Record (South Carolina) with the headline "ALLIES OPEN INVASION, STRIKE ACROSS CHANNEL," 1944.