02-24-2014, 04:56 PM
While looking through my grandfathers old photos I came across these. He was part of the 288th Field Artillery Observation Battalion during the second world war.. All of these pictures are from Feb 8th 1946, ( not quite this day in the past, but close enough ) when his unit destroyed a German rail gun. From his notes on the back of the pics this is somewhere north of Grafenwohr Germany.
My grandfather is the man standing sideways in the top two pictures. Standing with him in the top left picture is T/S Meury and Cpl. Carney. T/s Meury is also in the top right pic near an overturned car that was part of the rail guns train.
In the bottom left Cpl. Carney is standing the damaged breach of the gun.
In the bottom right Meury and Carney are standing next to the 90 foot long barrel.
My grandfather is the man standing sideways in the top two pictures. Standing with him in the top left picture is T/S Meury and Cpl. Carney. T/s Meury is also in the top right pic near an overturned car that was part of the rail guns train.
In the bottom left Cpl. Carney is standing the damaged breach of the gun.
In the bottom right Meury and Carney are standing next to the 90 foot long barrel.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew