todaysdocument: Bastogne, Belgium-Weary infantrymen of the…
From the series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 – ca. 1981
Two days later the town of Bastogne and its American defenders would find themselves surrounded and under siege as advancing German forces sought to control the town’s vital crossroads during the Battle of the Bulge.
I was confused about what the rank designation “T/S” meant, so I did some digging and discovered that it’s a typo that crept into the caption somewhere along the way to the national archives website. The original caption listed Sillars as “T/5”, or Technician Fifth Grade; basically a Corporal.
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