117th Infantry Regiment, Co. K Officers

This same photo can be found in the 117th Infantry Regiment official history book on page 13. Names follow>

Officer names

Lt. Simmons known for his 'natty' dress!!

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Machine gun section, Warren Harbaugh, MGer, Greenwalt, asst. gunner, Feller spoke German. Names follow>

Names of Machine Gun section

"Paper City" named because a single German shell traveled through several house walls.

117th Infantry Regiment, Co. K, Mortar Section

Names to follow>

Names of Mortar Section

Wells, section messenger, Dilliard, KIA, friendly fire, Dec. 25th, 1944, north of Trois Ponts, Battle of Bulge.

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Calvin Brady, Jim Hough, Kershaw, S.C.

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Calvin Brady, Leonard Totten, Acme, W.Va.

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John A. McDaniel, Grand Junction, Colorado. You can read about John on page 73, 117th Inf. Reg. official history book.

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Charles D. Wells, Mattoon, Illinois, mortar section, good friend of Ralph Watson.

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Lt. William Hickman

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Lt. Ronald C. Johnson, Pasadena, CA, battlefield promotion, a swell fellow says Pfc. Ralph Watson

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Gino Sammaritano, Philadelphia, PA

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Leon J. Lafrican, Passaic, N.J.

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Pfc. Ralph E. Watson, Sioux City, Iowa, my father.

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Pfc. Watson

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Location and names unknown. Maybe in Brunswick, Germany, April, 1945.