COMBAT INFANTRY

" The day had been a long one, but the evening seemed longer, the sun seemed almost to go backwards, and it appeared as if night would never come." -Lt. James A. Graham, 27th North Carolina Infantry - September 17, 1862

Cpl. Richard Rademacher - Mortar Platoon, Co. D

S/Sgt. Richard Hines, Mortar Platoon, Co. D.

Battlefield commissioned to 2nd Lt. on January 13, 1945.

Also see HOME OF THE BRAVE for more info on Richard Hines.

S/Sgt. (then Cpl.) Edward Isaacs, 3rd Mortar Platoon, Co. D - 1943

Pvt. Hayes Palmer, Co. D Mortar Plt.

Gerald "the mouse" Salovon - Co. D Mortar Platoon

Clifford Shell, Co. D Mortar Platoon

German flag liberated by Clifford Schell in Germany - 1945

Ralph Marquart, Co. D, 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division 02/18/43 - 11/1945.

(Photo courtesy of his daughter Charlene Virgen))

Photo courtesy of Anthony Ribarro

(L-R/Back row) James Dodds, Anthony Ribarro, William Church, Ralph Walters, ???, Gilbert or Clarence Allen.

(L-R/Front row) ???, Cecil Clute, George Theobald, James or Adrian Brown, Joseph Czyk, Donald Dahl.

(If anyone knows the names of the guys with ??? or the identity of the Allen or Brown subject let me know)

Tec/3 Fred Schueneman - Combat Medic, Co. D - 3rd Mortar Platoon

Capt. Robert Russano, Company Commander, Co. D, 324th Infantry

Co. D Mortars

(L-R) S/Sgt. Gordon Garrey, PFC Justin Van Den Beldt, Sgt. Richard Hines.

1st Sgt. Paul E. Headly, Co. D

Sgt. James Esterline, Co. D

Pvt. Robert F. Tisler, Co. D

Pvt. Charles K. Stover, Co. D

Ssgt. Albert Herman, Co. D - originally with the 79th Inf. Div. at Normandy

Pfc James Dodds, Co. D

Pfc Arthur K. VanVorce, Co. D

(L-R) Jessie Blanton, Pfc. Arthur VanVorce, & Pfc. Russell Swartz.

1st Lt. George Theobald, Co. D.

1st Lt. Erick "Cowboy" Erickson, Co. D.

(L-R) Tony Barone, Sgt. Joe Harant, Sgt. Russell Dickson, Pfc. Charles Stover.

Pvt. Ervin Heins (left), Pfc Clyde Campbell (in shadows).

(L-R) Lt. Higgins, Capt. (then Lt.) Russano.

(L-R) Pvt. Francis "Chink" O'Neil, Sgt. Russell Ochs. - Co. D

Pvt. Hayes Palmer, Pvt. Robert Tisler, Sgt. Russell Ochs - Co. D

Pfc. Justin J. VanDen Beldt - Co. D

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