Photo Collection: Sue Mason
(Company F, 317th Infantry Regiment)
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 The Blue Ridge Path through France, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria (Compiled and drawn by G-3 Section of HQ 80th Inf Div; 22 May 1945) |
 Martin G. Mason, Tech 5, mail clerk On the back, "I'm sending negatives so if you want more you can get them made yourself. Maybe Gladys would want the negatives if you don't. This paper here isn't good." |
 Photo of Original Co. F., 317th Infantry, 80th Division June 1945 Nesselwang (Nesselwarg) Germany (Bavaria) Front Row (l to r): Art Atkinson, William Smithers, John Wertz, William Bogue, E.P. Brown, Elonzy Lane, James Detamore, Charles (Chas) Huck, Xenophon Michols, Leonard Hoffman, Willard (Buck) Snyder, James Wilcox; 2nd Row: Harry Gill, Frank Tyliez, Harvey Boles, John Wannamaker, Lee Roy Aldridge, Ed Grimes, Alver Fair, William Derrick, Me (Martin Mason), The Rest Are (l to r): Robert Hamilton, Joe Clark, Charlie Brown, Frank Tanner, James McMeekin, Roy Seitter, John Krows, Joe Burg, Frank Mehalick, Elmer Murar, Lewis Stocker, Marvin Catt, Forney Bass, Frank Skawinski, Vince Brown |
 Co. F 317th Inf Div. 80th Division June 1945 Nesselwang, Germany (Bavaria) Original Co. F plus replacements |
 Martin Mason with Dick Hackett "This is Dick and me. Just an extra I didn't want to carry around. Shucks, I didn't have my medals or badges, did I?" |
 Martin Mason and Willard (Buck) Snyder "This is the Supply Sgt. (Buck) Willard Snyder. He was wounded quite seriously at Argentan but lucky and like the 80th, Tough" |
 Martin Mason (far right) |
 "This is my new assistant Dick Hackett. Plays 2nd base - ha ha." |
 Martin Mason is second from the left |
 Martin Mason is on the far right |
 Four guys by the Co F sign - Martin Mason is second from the right. |
 Three guys goofing around. On the back says "James Wilson". Martin Mason is in the middle. |
 Martin Mason - Camp Forrest, TN |
 9 guys - the names aren't written on the back, but Martin Mason is 1st row-far left, Bob Deal is 1st row third person, and Rex Bailey is 1st row fourth. Vince Neiderheide is 2nd row far right. |
 Martin Mason on the right |
 Bob Deal, Vince Neiderheide and Martin Mason |
 On back "Left to right" Bob Deal, Vincent Neiderheide, 2 swell guys, then me and Rex Bailey, the jitterbug. |
 On back, "Front row, Martin Mason, Bob Deal, ???, Rex Bailey. Back row, is Vince Neiderheide, then I'm not sure of the rest. |
 "Steve and Martin Mason" |
 In the field with the goofy hats. "Brady Workman, Dick Barnhart and Martin Mason." |
 On the back, "Camp Forrest, Tn. Elmer Murar was one of the first to arrive. He helped prepare the site. Some other outfit had been there previously with an F Co." |
 "Jim Wilson-West VA, Vince Neiderheide, Rex Bailey" |
 Martin Mason |
 Buck Snyder |