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Beach at Barnewille, France

G.I.s with Army nurses on the beach in front of XIX TAC Group Red Cross Club at Barneville, France, on the Normandy coast.
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GI Show

A G.I. Show at a XIX TAC fighter base in Normandy.
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Officer's Dance

An officers' dance held in November at the Excelsior Hotel in Nancy.
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Gen. Weyland's promotion party

Another photo of the party held on the 11th of February 1945, in honor of General Weyland's appointment to the grade of Major General.
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Basketball

A basketball game held in Chalons between XIX TAC and a local French team.
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Gen. Weyland's promotion party

Photo of General Weyland's party in Luxembourg City. From left to right: General Weyland, Colonel Browne, General Patton, Commanding General of the Third U.S. Army.
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Boxing

"and it's a left hook to the jaw!" Special Service-sponsored boxing bouts held at Rear Headquarters in Chalons on 21 January 1945.
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932nd Orchestra

The 932nd Orchestra, which played for many of the dances held by XIX TAC on the continent.
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GI Show

The Third Platoon of the 32nd Special Service Company puts on a G.I. show for Rear Headquarters at Chalons.
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Christmas party, Nancy, France

Christmas party held for the children of Nancy, France, by the Advance Headquarters during its stay there. From left to right: M/Sgt Thomas F. Quealey, Chief Clerk of the A-2 Section, a "petit" French woman, and Chaplain Pearson of 932nd Signal Battalion.
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XIX TAC 1st Anniversary

First Anniversary party for XIX TAC held at Rear Headquarters in Chalons on December 11, 1944. No more pictures were taken - - the photographer probably being engulfed by or participating in the subsequent rush.
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The Yankee Doodlers

A third photo of the popular show put on by XIX TAC's Special Service entertainment group, The Yankee Doodlers, on the 16th of August at Nehou.
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The Spitfire Scanties

The Spitfire Scanties, presented by the Fourth Platoon of the 32nd Special Service Company. The photograph was taken at a performance on 10 January 1945 for Rear Headquarters in Chalons.
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The Yankee Doodlers

This fourth photo of the popular show put on by XIX TAC's Special Service entertainment group, "The Yankee Doodlers", gives an indication of the variety provided by the troop.
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The Yankee Doodlers

A second view of the show put on by XIX TAC's Special Service entertainment group, The Yankee Doodlers, on the 16th of August at Nehou.
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The Yankee Doodlers

Show put on by XIX TAC's Special Service entertainment group, The Yankee Doodlers, on the 16th of August at Nehou.
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Rear HQ, Bad Nauheim, Germany

A third view of the CP of Rear Headquarters at Bad Nauheim, Germany. Rear Headquarters moved to this location on 20 April 1945 and, except for an operations section, which moved to a spot just west of Nurnberg, they here saw the conclusion of the war.
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Mourning Flags

The death of President Roosevelt on 12 April 1945 was observed with mourning flags at the XIX TAC Rear CP in Luxembourg.
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Officer's billets at Nancy, France

The officers' billets at the Excelsior Hotel in Nancy. The CP at Nancy opened while German troops were still on the west side of the Moselle to the north of Nancy and shelling the local airfield. The stay was marked by bad weather, 280 mm railroad-gun shells, and a hospitable civilian population.
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Gen. Weyland's Quarters in Nancy, France.

General Weyland's Living Quarters in Nancy, France.
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