Photo of 337th Regiment, May 1945

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Dated: January 2, 2011

Photos taken after War ended

337^th Infantry Regiment

Belluno, Northern Italy, May 1945

      According to most general history books on the Italian Campaign, the US forces in Italy stopped pursuing the retreating German just beyond the Po River and never advanced into the Alps. However, the 85th Infantry Division created mobile Task Forces and pursued the Germans all the way to Brenner Pass. The Germans surrendered on May 2, 1945.
   Some of the 85th Division remained in the Belluno area and waited for the Army to decide what was next for them. The northern part of Italy was sub-divided into regions and the combat units were assigned to establish peace and round up all the Germans.   Even units like the field artillery were given a sector to patrol.
    Now that the war was over, most American combat men were ready to relax and sight see. If they had earned enough points, they could go home -or- they would be sent to the Pacific Theater for the invasion of Japan. This was a good time for one last photo of the victorious troops in Italy.

Company C 337^th Infantry Regiment

This group photo is Company C of the 337 Infantry Regiment of the 85 'Custer' Division. This photo was also taken at Belluno after the Germans surrendered. This building appears to be the same building as shown in the photo below of Company D, but this is the back of the building. This photo seems to be a photo of only the enlistedmen of this company. Most are proudly wearing their ribbons and Combat Infantryman's Badge.

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Photo of Company C of 337th Infantry Regiment taken at Enlistedmen's Club in Belluno, Italy.

Photo provided by Don Kochi.

	Stamp on Back of Photo: A Rememberance from the 1st Btn Enlistedman's Club, Belluno Italy
Close-up of Company Guidon with streamer "COMBAT INFANTRY COMPANY".

Company D 337^th Infantry Regiment

This group photo is Company D of the 337^th Infantry Regiment of the 85^th 'Custer' Division was taken after the Germans surrendered. The 85 Division chased the Germans into the Alps, where they surrendered on May 2, 1945 at Belluno. Some of the 85 Division remained in the Belluno area of the Alps and waited for the Army to decide what was next for them. If they had earned enough points, they could go home -or- they would be sent to the Pacific Theater for the invasion of Japan. So, I suppose this was a good time for one last photo of the victorious troops in Italy.
I wanted to blow up this photo as big as possible so the readers might have a chance in identifying someone in it. After all, if any veteran made it through the war, then they would be in this photo. Below is a small view of the photo. Click on it and wait for the large photo to load. It will open into a seperate window.

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The building in the background has the Custer Division (CD) insignia on the
door and underneath is "E-M Club", which stood for "Enlisted Men's Club".
Private Seymour Sarokin drew in an arrow pointing to him with
the note: "Use a Magnifying Glass for Better Results".

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