2. Personal Remembrances

Earle J. "Joe" Hewitt, Jr. - 347-A, AT

The photos and text in this gallery were contributed by Joe Hewitt,
son of Earle J. "Joe" Hewitt, Jr.(AT-347, A-347)
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May 1945, Possibly outside Oelsnitz, Germany<br /> <br /> Several acres of German PWs. The sheer number of PWs wanting to surrender to the Western Allies (and to escape the Russians) at the end of the war was overwhelming. This photo certainly gives an idea of the numbers involved.
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May 1945, Possibly outside Oelsnitz, Germany

Several acres of German PWs. The sheer number of PWs wanting to surrender to the Western Allies (and to escape the Russians) at the end of the war was overwhelming. This photo certainly gives an idea of the numbers involved.

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  • November 1944 in Critot, France.<br /> <br /> Shown L to R:<br /> <br /> * PFC Hershell H. Teeples (Later transferred to B Company)<br /> * PFC Kenneth J. Born (Later transferred to A Company)<br /> * PFC John H. "Dip" Evans (Later transferred to C Company - KIA Rhens, Germany, 28 March 1945)<br /> <br /> Standing in back:<br /> <br /> * PFC Earle J. "Joe" Hewitt (Later transferred to A Company, and later yet Hqtrs Co, 347th)<br /> <br /> An interesting shot of a group of AT gunners not long after arrival in France. The guys are shown wearing helmet liners with what looks like divisional and rank insignia. They are wearing the old style leggings wool trousers and field jackets. Joe Hewitt is shown wearing a .45 pistol on his web belt. As I remember him telling me he traded this for an M1 rifle at his first opportunity once they got into combat!
  • June 1945 at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France.<br /> <br /> A mixed group of GIs in front of the famous Arch de Triumph or Victory Arch. Joe Hewitt is in the center of the back row. Photo shows an interesting mix of rank and unit insignia. I think the guy in civvies on the left is the tour guide. Dad wrote my Mom a letter describing this trip which is quite funny. I'm not sure how he managed to get to Paris from Germany. By the end of the war he was attached to the 347th Regimental headquarters. I seem to remember him telling me the trip had something to do with running an errand for Col. Tupper.
  • 28 May 1945, Oelsnitz, Germany<br /> <br /> Shown L to R:<br /> <br /> * S/Sgt Ferdinand W. "Turk" Zoeller (Shown in AT Company in Ft. Benning Photo)<br /> * PFC Nicholas LeBlanc (Service Co. 347th)<br /> <br /> This is from a group of photos taken outside the 'Rosengarten' Inn in Oelsnitz, which was either used as a billet, headquaters building or both, after VE day.
  • May 1945, Possibly outside Oelsnitz, Germany<br /> <br /> Several acres of German PWs. The sheer number of PWs wanting to surrender to the Western Allies (and to escape the Russians) at the end of the war was overwhelming. This photo certainly gives an idea of the numbers involved.
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