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Photo Gallery - Tech4 'Guard'
This photo of an American soldier was taken on Easter Sunday in 1944.
Jeanne mentions the occasion, just outside her home,
and describes him as 'the guard in the yard'.
It's an extract from a group photo taken next to piles of earth
or other material and with a half-track in the background.
His rank at this time is Technician Grade Four, or 'Tech4'.
He carries an M1 carbine and is wearing gloves.
On his left shoulder is an 'Armored' patch.
Given the dominant presence of the 6th Armored Division in the Cotswolds,
he's most probably in the 'Super Sixth'.
His location suggests he was a member of the 6AD unit billeted in Jeanne's hamlet,
namely the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of Combat Command B.
He's possibly the same man as the soldier photographed, minus his jacket,
sitting on the grass on a sunnier day, but we're not sure as that
soldier has no stripes on his shirt sleeves.
We have no name for our Tech4 'guard' so, if anyone can help, please get in touch.
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US soldier
6th Armored Division
possibly CCB HQ Co.
1944 |
Same US soldier
6th Armored Division
possibly CCB HQ Co.
1944 |
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