45th Signal Company

	45th Signal Company Photo Gallery

>Homer Clark, Warren G.Howard and R.D. Orr 1940

Blue Army checks on Red Army

April 1941 Beiderwell, Orr, and Albright

Robert Orr and Claude Arthur splicing wire

Cleaning mess kits May 1941

Signal Company trucks on the side of the roar watching the infantry march by into the evening

Sgt. Blue, Pvt. Dexter, Lt. Shafer, Pvt Clark, Pvt. Peck April 1941

Marvin Orr and Ed Adair, Camp Barkley Texas 1940

Marvin Orr and Elvin Adair, Camp Barkley Texas 1940

Robert Orr reading Newspaper, 23May1941

Volley ball at Camp Barkley 1941

Manuevers near Brownwood, Tx 1941

Fred Langley; KP duty, manuevers near Brownwood, TX 1941

15May1941, work detail for special troops

Soldiers at Blue Army church service early June 1941

158th Infantry Regiment on para

de, 25June1941

parade 25June1941

parade 27June1941

American Legion post, Abilene Texas; July 1941

Colonel Henry J. Hort

Elvin Adair writting letter near De Ridder Louisiana 1941

Louisiana manuevers, near De Ridder, La 1941

Field kitchen, 1941

Sgt. Wear 14June1941

Pvt. Percival and Therman W. Beiderwell

R.D. Orr in duty fatigues near mosquito terras; 5August1941

R.D. Orr in duty fatigues near mosquito terras; boy was that ground hard or should I say 'Black Gumbo' taken 5August1941

R.D. Orr being contemplative, next to radio mast.

Message Center Section, Many Louisiana; August 1941

Message Center Section before the last big drive

Elvin Adair cleaning out

Mulnix and O'Day, October1941

Sign for F Company 120th Engineers, Camp Barkley

Ken Harper

The following photos are from the private collection of William L Simpson

District of Columbia resident Helen Simpson saying goodbye to her husband William L. Simpson at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on September 10, 1942. He is bound for U.S. Army training at Pine Camp, New York and from there to Europe with the 45th Division via the southern Atlantic crossing. She forgot to bring a radio (visible in her hand) she bought for him and rushed home to get it. She got back to Union Station just before the train departed in time to give him the going-away gift. The moment was captured in this well-composed photograph.
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Training at Pine Camp, NY: 1942-3 William Simpson poses for a photo during training at Pine Camp, N.Y. during the winter of 1942-43
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Washington, D.C. resident William L. Simpson of the 45th Division is shown with his radio

Members of the 45th Infantry Division take their meal on cobblestones

somewhere in Europe.
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William Simpson and buddies grab ammo from a box on top of a jeep
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William Simpson and buddies taking a break under a tree somewhere in Europe
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Washington, D.C. resident William L. Simpson of the 45th Division is shown with his radio
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson from the 45th Division poses with a child somewhere in France
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson, right, poses with buddies
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson of the 45th Signal Company takes a chow break in the field
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Simpson said this was the entrance to the towns Nazi HQ
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Simpson poses in muddy road
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson of the 45th Signal Company
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Simpson and buddies pose with German bomb casing

Simpson and buddies pose with a German Butterfly Bomb (or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2) submunition casing.
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson of the 45th Signal Company take a break for liquid refreshment (I think this is Italy early August 1944)
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson (left) takes a break with others from the 45th Signal Company

William L. Simpson (left) takes a break with others from the 45th
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

Simpson poses with buddies
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson of the 45th Signal Company shaving in the field
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.

William L. Simpson of the 45th Signal Company mail call (early Aug 1944 I think)
Photographer unknown. Image is from the William L. Simpson personal photo collection.