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Second Michigan Infantry badge order blank

Order form from the 2nd Michigan Infantry Badge Committee for a badge to commemorate service of those who were identified with the regiment and served in it during any of the campaigns, or to the nearest surviving heir of any member of the regiment…

Equipment inspection

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

Signal Officer Clapper speaking to troops at US base

26th Infantry Division Signal Officer Clapper speaking to troops at US base, 1944.

Military marching band passes the 104th Infantry headquarters sign

Military marchcing band of the 26th Infantry Division passes the 104th Infantry headquarters sign at a US base, 1944.

Soldiers reading headlines of allies invasion

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.

Soldiers leaving a non-commisioned officers club

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

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

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

Commando Kelly introducing Ernest Childers

Charles E. "Commando" Kelly of the 26th Infantry Division introducing the first American Indian Medal of Honor winner, Ernest L. Childers. Photo is signed and inscribed by Kelly, 1944.

Three soldiers outside a message center

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

Soldiers participating in field training

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

Women dancing for soldiers at non-commsioned officers club

Women dancing for soldiers of the 26th Infantry Division at non-commsioned officers club, 1944.

Soldiers communicating in a message center in Europe

Soldiers of the 26th Infantry Division communicating in a message center of the 39th Signal Company somewhere in Europe, 1944.

Soliders with Assistant Commanding General Harlan Nelson Hartness

Soliders of the 26th Infantry Division with Assistant Commanding General Harlan Nelson Hartness (center) at US base, 1944.

Soldiers on KP duty peeling potatoes

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

Inspection of soldiers

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

Soldiers, including Brigadier General Harlan Nelson Hartness

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

Outdoor arms inspection

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