Fallen comrades, WWII

[dan swiger]

"WWII , 3RD US ARMY IN ROUAMONT FRANCE SOLDIERS GRAVES IN SNOW"
The 3rd Army was led by General Patton, so these battle field graves are likely "tankers"
I count 5 graves and a typical tank crew was 5.

Note the shadows in the left foreground. One is probably the photographer.

This was scanned from the actual negative I got off of Ebay recently

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There was some light leaks near the bottom so had to crop a bit.

 

[AlanLichty]

Did the negative include the info? There is a 5th marker over to the right of the 4 in front.

 

[dan swiger]

Did the negative include the info? There is a 5th marker over to the right of the 4 in front.

The info stated it was 3rd Army, in France. This "might" have been Winter of 44.
Your'e right, there are 5!
I'm guessing a little since Patton was commanding tanks & a tank crew is 5.
When a tank got hit, you usually lost the whole crew..

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great find Dan.

 

[JimFox]

Very touching Dan. This one pulls at the heart.

 

[dan swiger]

Great find Dan.

Ben, it seems to have gotten tougher lately to find compelling images.
There are lots of photos, but fewer negatives.