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Pfc. Howard A. Endres
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An Army cook dishes out Pfc. Howard A. Endres's last meal at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, home on furlough after Victory in Europe Day. After his furlough, Endres was sent back to active duty in the Pacific Theater until the end of the war a couple of months later.
June 20, 1945
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Pfc. Howard A. Endres
June 20, 1945
Pfc. Howard A. Endres reading his furlough papers at the end of World War II, at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois.
Pfc. Howard A. Endres
May 20, 1945
Pfc. Howard A. Endres standing in line for his final meal at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, before being discharged at the end of World War II.
Pfc. Howard A. Endres with his Parents
June 20, 1945
Pfc. Howard A. Endres with his parents, William & Dorothy Endres, home on furlough after Victory in Europe Day to visit his parents at 25 S. Charter Street. After his furlough, Endres was sent back...
Four Madison Returning GIs
June 20, 1945
Group portrait of four Madison GIs (Blackhawks) who rode from Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, to their doorsteps in Madison in a Wisconsin State Journal car. Left to right: Pvt. Wilbur J. Hoxie, Pf...
Pfc. William L. Clapp and Virginia Brown
June 20, 1945
Pfc. William L. Clapp, 2633 Milwaukee Street, with his girlfriend, Virginia Brown. Pfc. Clapp has just returned home from Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois. A young girl is standing in the right for...
Pfc. Robert Reif, Mrs. Reif, and Corp. Patricia Reif
April 5, 1944
Marine Pfc. Robert Reif, Mrs. Sarah Reif, and Marine Corp. Patricia Reif. The children are on military leave after being gone for 18 months.
