Photo Gallery
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Page One | Page Two | Page Three (H. Prigl) | Page Four (H. Prigl) | Page Five (J. Wright)
Page Six (D. Maloney) | Page Seven (J. Kokoletsos) | Page Eight (W. Montgomery) | Page Nine (D. Maloney)
Page Ten (W. Elkins) | Page Eleven (Camp Newspapers) | Page Twelve (W. Elkins) | Page Thirteen (W. Elkins)
Page Fourteen (J. Cook) | Page Fifteen (Unknown) | Page Sixteen (B. Good) | Page Seventeen (H. Badten)
Page Eighteen (H. Williamson) | Page Nineteen (E. Clifford) | Page Twenty (D. Maiden)

142nd Engineer Combat Battalion (42nd Inf Div) & 124th General Hospital On this page I am displaying photographs taken by a member of the 42nd Infantry Division in post-war Austria. I do not know the veterans name nor do I have any detailed information on his service during this period. I believe that he was a member of the 142nd Engr (Cbt) Bn which was organic to the 42nd Infantry Div. At the time these pictures were taken (probably autumn of 1945), the unit appears to have been stationed at Glasenbach, outside of Salzburg. Unfortunately, although he did leave us some great photos of the unit, his buddies and the surroundings, he did not provide much detail in the few cryptic remarks left on the back of some of the photos. Where possible, I have added some information from my own resources. Interestingly, the photographer also included a number of photos of the 124th General Hospital, also at Glasenbach. If he was reassigned to that unit or the unit just happened to be collocated with the 142nd, I don't know. However, it does appear that the 124th photos were taken in the winter of 1945/46, a few months after those of the 142nd. UPDATE March 15, 2002: I recently obtained additional photos from the same 42nd Inf Div vet. UPDATE April 22, 2002: I recently obtained additional photos from the same 42nd Inf Div vet. I marked the additions with the logo. If anyone has additional information or comments about these photos, please contact me. Click on thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.

42d Inf Div 2nd Anniversary, July 7, 1945 private collection, Walter Elkins   1. Ceremony at Residenzplatz (134 KB) 2. 42nd Div Band (109 KB) 3. Ceremony at Residenzplatz (74 KB)                           142d Engr (Cbt) Bn Glasenbach, Austria private collection, Walter Elkins   1. C Co, 142nd Engr Bn (100 KB) 2. Motor Pool (105 KB) 3. Inspection (137 KB) 4. Jimmy Veltry? (81 KB)         5. Platoon Formation (76 KB) 6. Out on the town (69 KB) 7. Check point (77 KB)   8. Kaler & Cargo Truck (99 KB) 9. Jeep (75 KB) 10. Shaving with cold water. (64 KB) 11. Damaged autobahn bridge (82 KB) 12. Destroyed German vehicles (70 KB) 13. Another 142nd engineer (49 KB) 14. Engineers play baseball (77 KB) 15. Others watch (82 KB) 16. Wheeled vehicles in field (71 KB) 17. Engineer tools on display (90 KB)                   124th General Hosp Glasenbach, Austria private collection, Walter Elkins     1. Camp Glasenbach (77 KB) 2. Camp Glasenbach (88 KB) 3. Camp Glasenbach (30 KB) 4. Camp Glasenbach (93 KB) 5. Camp Glasenbach (106 KB) 6. USFA Medical Depot (55 KB) 7. Festung in the background (51 KB) 8. Engr truck at Glasenbach (63 KB) 9. Buddies (69 KB) 10. Unit Signs provide orientation (76 KB) 11. In front of Hospital Mess Hall (71 KB) 12. Building in Camp Glasenbach? (63 KB) 13. Unit Signs provide orientation (76 KB) 14. Unit Signs provide orientation (76 KB)                 Miscellaneous St Wolfgangsee & Redeployment       1. St. Wolfgang with the famous "zum Weissen Rössl" Restaurant. (120 KB) 2. Great view of the lake of St. Wolfgang. (94 KB) 3. USS General A.E. Anderson (90 KB) 4. 42nd Inf Div CP in Kitzbühel, Austria (73 KB) 5. Army unit in Austrian kaserne (74 KB) 6. Soldiers on way to Red Cross Club in Salzburg (80 KB)