“These soldiers of the 357th Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, were fighting Nazis last night across the Saar River near Dillingen. They have just received word that they are part of 64 Yanks who will be granted a thirty day furlough at home plus 2 months travel time. All have received the Purple Heart and numerous other decorations for outstanding acts of courage. L to R, (sitting) . . . T/Sgt. Thomas L. Chamberlain, Kansas City, Mo.; S/Sgt. Merle A. Welfare, Ledyard, Ia.; Sgt. Joseph Dorner, New England, N.D.; and L to R (Standing) . . . S/Sgt. Ed Melton, Haskell, Tex.; Pvt. James Jirles, Aphens, Tenn.; S/Sgt. Albert J. Apple, Bottom, Tex.; S/Sgt. Victor E. Wold, Friday Harbor, Wn.; and T/Sgt. Albert E. Lambright, Amarillo, Texas. (A). 357th Regt., 90th Inf. Div. Dillingen, France”. This is the original U.S. Army Signal Corps caption for this photograph taken in December 1944 in the Dillingen Bridgehead.

For Mom and Dad

Dorothy Ann Gibbs Anderson (1923-2022) and Richard Clair Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired (1921-2006)