SPECIAL PICTURES SUBMITTED
BY ASSOCIATION MEMBERS 

87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

U.S. M-7 SELF PROPELLED 105 mm  HOWITZER

This classic M-7 is on display in The Patton Museum
at Ft. Knox, KY (Submitted by Dave Olson)

87th AFA BATTALION OFFICER CORPS

Top Row: Ray Bidwell, John McGuire, Joe Meador, "Lucky" Lowkes, Bob McAninch, Roy Nelson, Lewis Yoffee,
Clarence Roberts, Isasdore Aldeerfer, Jim McKinney, Charles Wood, Bill Ellis, Bill Hart.

Middle Row: John Omans, Joseph Moudy, Harold Harbourt, Richard Duggan, Charles Burke, Carroll Harrod, Otto Zink,
John Hughes, Lynn Frensley, Henry Holt, Jack McCarthy, Dulaney Logan, Harry Russ, Dorsey Dawson.

Front Row: Murray Paull, Calvin Cantwell, Robert Casler, George Aubrey, George Barber,
Richard "Pappy" Holst, Donald Allen, Ferd Moyse, James O'Neal.

This picture was taken in front of Battalion Headquarters in Adderbury, England
just prior to the "March Order" for Southern England and the Invasion.
---Submitted by Carroll Harrod.

BAKER BATTERY
If anyone can put names on these faces...let me know.
Submitted By:  Robert Armstrong, "B" Btry.

BAKER BATTERY FIRE CONTROL & SURVEY SECTION

Top Row: Cpl. Jack Millberg, ?????, ?????, ?????
Middle Row: S/Sgt. Walter Coane, T/5 John Shaw, Cpl. Charles Kirchen, ?????, Pfc. Leo Lavela, ?????
Front Row: Lt. John Hughes, Lt. Carroll Harrod, Lt. Otto Zink--Submitted by Carroll Harrod

BAKER BATTERY--2ND GUN SECTION

Back Row: ?????, ?????, ?????, ?????, ?????, ?????
Front Row: Sgt. Frank Martucci, Lt. Carroll Harrod, Cpl. Cumby Jones--Submitted by Carroll Harrod        

BAKER BTRY--4TH GUN SECTION

Back Row:(l. to r.)  A. Fargnoli, J. Pelate, Pfc. T. Tickner, N. Green, Pfc. W. Pullum
Front Row:(. to r.) Sgt. B. Snyder, Lt. Carroll Harrod, Pfc. Lynus Yeager
Submitted By:  Harold S. Phillips, "B" Btry.

BAKER BATTERY--5TH GUN SECTION

(FRONT ROW)Russell Grunden, Carroll Harrod, Joseph Serafinski, (REAR ROW) Robert Murray, Frank Showerss, George Canarie, Virgil Servison, Elmer Brothers. 
--Picture Submitted by Carroll Harrod--Names provided by Bob Murray

BAKER BATTERY 6TH GUN SECTION

                                                                 
Name Help----Please!!
--Submitted by Carroll Harrod

NOTE:  The old memory failed before I could get all the names, so if anyone can help, please get in touch with me.  Also I seem to have lost pictures that were taken of the 3rd Gun Section, and if anyone has one please let me know.....Carroll Harrod

BAKER BTRY MEN WITH CAPTURED NAZI FLAG

Left To Right:  Pvt. Harold Phillips, Sgt. Henry Strickland, Pfc. William Ferkol, Cpl. Joe Serafinski.
Submitted By:  Harold Phillips, Baker Battery

BANBURY CROSS, Banbury, England

FOR BAKER BATTERY MEMBERS who were billeted in Banbury, England...Banbury Cross is still there.  In 1988 Mary Ann, my dear wife, and I spent Christmas in Banbury, England and had a wonderful time.  The building where the troops slept is now a GREAT pub named "The Swan".----Submitted by Carroll Harrod

Utah Beach In 1991

In 1991 Mary Ann, my wife, and I were touring Europe and visited Normandy.  This picture was taken as close as I could determine where I came ashore on June 7, 1944, 47 years earlier.  We also visited Omaha Beach where Mary Ann's first husband, 1st. Lt. Harold Howenstine, went ashore as a member of the 745 Tank Battalion.--Submitted by Carroll Harrod

George Barber and Carroll Harrod in front of Carroll's house in Vero Beach, FL

New Years Day, 1999

THE FOLLOWING FIVE PICTURES ARE OF BAKER BATTERY

SUBMITTED BY ROBERT C. ARMSTRONG

(L. to R.)Thomas E. Lambert, Charles H. Culshaw.

(L. to R.) Fred R. Malmquist, Elmer R. Brothers, John P. Sheler, George E. Canarie 

(L. to R) Charles V. Salasavage, Robert C. Armstrong, Richard G. Neubauer, Robert C. Armstrong (That Nazi flag got captured again)

Robert C. Armstrong

(L. to R.) Robert C. Armstrong, Peter A. Dominack (There's that flag again--"B" Btry was BIG on flags.

On May 29, 2002, I (Carroll Harrod) received an E-mail from a young lady named Molly J. Daniel, who lives in Arenzville, IL. She is working on a project to collect stories of servicemen and servicewomen from her hometown, Arenzville. Recently, a neighbor of her mother brought a copy of the Jeopard book and snapshots found when the neighbor was cleaning out a house that once belonged to William T. Charlesworth. She sent me the 14 pictures that were found and also advised me that William Charlesworth died in 1959 and is buried in Arenzville, IL. William T. Charlesworth was a Tech 5 in Service Battery of the 87th AFA Battalion. I am sure some of you Service Battery members will recognize the men in the following pictures, and, if so, please send me information so I can put the names with the faces. We all thank Molly for her interest in the 87th AFA, and her efforts in getting the following pictures to us. Molly would very much appreciate hearing from anyone who knew William Charlesworth, and her E-mail address is: mjdaniel@consolidated.net. Molly is also the volunteer webmaster for: www.arenzvillevets.org. Check it out!

Charlesworth Photo1--Buddies

Charlesworth Photo 2--Buddies

Charlesworth Photo 3--More Buddies

Charlesworth Photo 4--More Buddies

Charlesworth Photo 5--Haircut

Charlesworth Photo 6--German Plane

Charlesworth Photo 7--Mending

Charlesworth Photo 8--Mud!!!

Charlesworth Photo 9--Oops! !! (Whoever was driving Service #17....Please Stand Up)

Charlesworth Photon 10--Ready To Move

Charlesworth Photo 11--Sherman Tank

Charlesworth Photo 12--Two Guys??

Charlesworth Photo 13--Unidentified


Updated by: J. Noriega

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