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37. Corner of Agfa Camera Plant Destroyed By Allied Bombing, Munich, Germany

IDNO:
038334
Title:
Corner of Agfa Camera Plant Destroyed By Allied Bombing, Munich, Germany
Date:
1946/03
Unidentified man walking passed ruins of buildings destroyed during the war.

38. Street Scene in Munich, Germany

IDNO:
038335
Title:
Street Scene in Munich, Germany
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Unidentified man walking passed ruins of buildings destroyed during the war.
Bombed remains of part of the Agfa Camera Works from World War II.

39. Part of Agfa Camera Works, Munich, Germany

IDNO:
038336
Title:
Part of Agfa Camera Works, Munich, Germany
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Bombed remains of part of the Agfa Camera Works from World War II.
A United States Army Hospital located in post-war Munich.

40. 24th General Dispensary, Munich, Germany

IDNO:
038337
Title:
24th General Dispensary, Munich, Germany
Date:
1946/03
Description:
A United States Army Hospital located in post-war Munich.
Photograph was taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va.

41. Railroad Station, Paris, France

IDNO:
038338
Title:
Railroad Station, Paris, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Photograph was taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va.
Photograph was taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, West Virginia.

42. Urinal On Main Street, Paris, France

IDNO:
038339
Title:
Urinal On Main Street, Paris, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Photograph was taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, West Virginia.
Staging areas for new troops arriving in the ETO (European Theater of Operations), were known as "Cigarette Camps". Each camp was named after a brand of cigarette for security reasons. Referring to camps without any indication of geographical location help to block information leaks to the enemy. After V-E Day (Victory in Europe) the camps were converted to redeployment centers. An estimated 3 million American troops either entered or left Europe through the Le Havre area camps.

43. Tent Area, Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France

IDNO:
038340
Title:
Tent Area, Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Staging areas for new troops arriving in the ETO (European Theater of Operations), were known as "Cigarette Camps". Each camp was named after a brand of cigarette for security reasons. Referring to camps without any indication of geographical location help to block information leaks to the enemy. After V-E Day (Victory in Europe) the camps were converted to redeployment centers. An estimated 3 million American troops either entered or left Europe through the Le Havre area camps.
United States Army Major Elmer Prince stands outside his two man tent in Camp Philip Morris. This "cigarette camp" could hold up to 35,000 men. In 1946, men in all camps were waiting for their number to be called to board a "Victory Ship" home. The port at Le Havre became known as the "Gateway to America".

44. Major Elmer W. Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France

IDNO:
038341
Title:
Major Elmer W. Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
United States Army Major Elmer Prince stands outside his two man tent in Camp Philip Morris. This "cigarette camp" could hold up to 35,000 men. In 1946, men in all camps were waiting for their number to be called to board a "Victory Ship" home. The port at Le Havre became known as the "Gateway to America".
While enduring the long waiting period to go home, most GIs had less than ideal living conditions, as one soldier wrote, "Under the floor of the tents the rats grew to cat size and sounded as through they were wearing boots when they tramped around while the men trying to sleep ..."

45. Tented Billets at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France

IDNO:
038342
Title:
Tented Billets at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
While enduring the long waiting period to go home, most GIs had less than ideal living conditions, as one soldier wrote, "Under the floor of the tents the rats grew to cat size and sounded as through they were wearing boots when they tramped around while the men trying to sleep ..."
Photograph taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, West Virginia.

46. Information Center At Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France

IDNO:
038343
Title:
Information Center At Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Photograph taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, West Virginia.
Post war "Mess Hall" at Camp Philip Morris. After V-E Day (Victory in Europe) many camp mess halls were staffed with German POWS as cooks and waiters

47. 'Mess Hall', Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France

IDNO:
038344
Title:
'Mess Hall', Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
Post war "Mess Hall" at Camp Philip Morris. After V-E Day (Victory in Europe) many camp mess halls were staffed with German POWS as cooks and waiters
The front of the Red Cross Club at Camp Philip Morris. Since camps did not have bathing facilities, the Red Cross shower room was usually the first place visited by soldiers with a 24 hour pass.

48. Red Cross Club at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre. France

IDNO:
038345
Title:
Red Cross Club at Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre. France
Date:
1946/03
Description:
The front of the Red Cross Club at Camp Philip Morris. Since camps did not have bathing facilities, the Red Cross shower room was usually the first place visited by soldiers with a 24 hour pass.