Albert L. LeRoy Collection

Biographical Sketch

    LeRoy was born in Melrose, Louisiana in 1924. He entered the service at Camp Livingston, Louisiana in 1942 and served as a stock record clerk. LeRoy saw considerable military service in the European Theater. He received an honorable discharge at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on January 12, 1946.

Scope and Content

    This collection is comprised of a photocopy of LeRoy’s service record and discharge papers, and more than 450 photographs taken during his military service in the European theater of operations during World War II. The photos cover most aspects of Leroy’s service both in the United States and overseas. They are organized into 4 major topics and 83 different sleeves, compromising of a total of 6 linear inches.

Inventory

Sleeve /  Photo

European Theater

2-4 N/A Pre-invasion Supply depot G-25 Ashchurch, England 1944

5-6 N/A Soldiers on parade G-25 1944

7 Soldiers outside of barrack G-25

7.1 Frank Hijar

8-9 N/A Supply Depot O-656 (Hofstead) Belgium (1945)

10 N/A Swimming Pool (Hofstead) Belgium (1945)

11 Soldier at Lake at 0-654

11.1 Mess Hall

12 N/A Soldiers and Depot Equipment (0-654)

13 Us Armored Vehicle in France 1944/45

13.1 Stuart Light Tank

13.2 M-3 half-track

13.3 M-3 half-track

13.4 Sherman Tank with hedge grove cutters

13.5 Sherman Tank with hedge grove cutters

13.6 M-3 half-track

14 N/A Soldier and 4/4 ton truck trailer

15 Convoys

15.1 M-3 half-track and trailer

15.2 M-3 half-track and trailer

15.3 2 ½ ton and ¾ ton trucks

15.4 ¾ ton trucks, soldiers identified as a/Sgt Bolsius

15.5 Motorcycle

16 N/A Convoys/ Soldiers in ¾ ton truck(1944/45)

17 Convoys

17.1 Soldiers eating from mess truck (1944/45)

European Theater

18 Transport Vehicles

18.1 Soldiers and jeeps

18.2 Soldiers and jeeps

18.3 Soldiers and jeeps

18.4 2 ½ ton truck

18.5 2 ½ ton truck

19 Soldiers and ¾ ton truck

19.1 Ordnance Lt.

19.2 Ordnance Lt.

19.3 S/Sgt.

19.4 S/Sgt.

19.5 Enlisted Men

20 N/A Clifford L. Jarrad, Sgt. Ord. Rt. 1 Box 444, Porterville, Ca 0-654 Belgium 1945

21 N/A German Defense Line (Siegfried Line)

22 German Military Equipment

22.1 88 mm Antiaircraft gun

22.2 88 mm Antiaircraft gun

22.3 Strungershultz assault tank

23 Hodges Bridge-WWII Pontoon Bridge across Rhine

23.1 Part of bridge

23.2 Bridge sign

23.3 Bridge sign

23.4 On the bridge

24 N/A German Bridge destroyed over Rhines 1945

25 Normandy Area 1945

25.1 Destroyed artillery position

25.2 Uncleared beach

25.3 Uncleared beach

25.4 Uncleared beach

26 N/A Unidentified Destroyed Bridge (Belgium/Germany 1945)

European Theater

27 N/A Unidentified City Destruction (Belgium/Germany 1945)

28 N/A Unidentified City Destruction (Belgium/Germany 1945)

29 N/A Unidentified City Destruction (Belgium/Germany 1945)

30 N/A Morianwelz Train Station 1945

31 N/A Charleroi Belgium 1945 Victory Celebration

32 N/A North Station, Brussels, Belgium 1945

33 N/A Leave Club, Brussels, Belgium 1945

34 N/A Waterloo 1945

35-36 N/A Brussels, Belgium 1945

37 N/A Shot Down B-17 near Brussels 1945

38-42 N/A Soldiers on Leave in Brussles 1945

43 N/A Soldiers on Leave in Maklin Park Belgium 1945

44 N/A Castle and gardens Belgium 1945

45 N/A European Terrain & Scenery

46 N/A Autobahn Germany 1945

47 N/A Luxembourg 1945

48 N/A Luxembourg 1945

49 Soldiers on Leave in Luxembourg 1945

49.1 Inf. Off. Unidentified

49.2 SFC. Unidentified

49.3 Tech Sgt. Unidentified

49.4 Sgt. Unidentified

50 N/A Vi Missile? Launching Site

European Theater

51 N/A Train Yard and Track 1944-45 Bel/Du/Lux

52 N/A Windmills 1944-45 Bel/Du/Lux

53 N/A Barge operations, Lochs, Loading, Soldiers unidentified

54 N/A Rivers and river craft, soldiers unidentified

55 N/A Unidentified church 1945 France, Belgium, Holland

56 N/A Unidentified ruins 1944-45

57 N/A England London 1942-45 Tourist Sights

58 N/A Port and Naval Scenes around Southampton, England 1943-45

59 N/A Soldiers on Leave in England 1942-45

Soldiers and Personal Pictures

60 N/A Tech. Sgt. Budd Johnson Baugh 1942-45 422 40th st. Altoona, TN

60.1 1-r: tech. Sgt. Johnson Baugh, Dick Greese: 7408 Texas Ave. Houston, TX Sgt. William W. Hopkins: 1821 N. Chester st., Baltimore, MD

61 J.R Weaver: taken in tide worth, England 1944

62 1st Sgt. Fred M. Rogers: 708 Hawley, Blvd. Wheeling, W. VA. (Sgt. Unknown)

63 Unknown Tech Cpl. With friends

64 Unknown Sgt. With friends

65 Unknown Tech. Sgt. With friends

66 Unknown soldiers on leave

67 Unknown solders in field gear

67.1 Marching to chow

67.2 Chow line

68 N/A Russell Burnett, 21 Jan 1945, Belgium, Canterbury Rd., Brintwood hills, Spartanburg, SC69

69 N/A Unknown women

83 N/A Company photograph, Company “A” 127,Capt.Pauk Reinke, C.O., taken at the Fort Wayne Overseas Training Depot.

70 N/A Soldiers and Facilities at Camp Holabird U.S Army Ordinance Center, Dec. 1942 (refers to backs of pictures)

71 N/A Leave Pictures 1942-1943, East coast U.S. (Baltimore, MD) Amusement Park

72 Soldiers on leave 1942-1943,East Coast U.S.A.

72.1 WW I Captured Tractor

72.2 F.O. Woods: Farmington, NC

72.3 Albert LeRoy

73 Bivouac: 1943, Missippi, Soldiers unknown

74 Jackson Mississippi: Soldiers Bivouac

74.1 Albert Leroy

74.2 S/Sgt. Jack Carter: Johnson City, TN

74.3 S/Sgt. Ralph Little: Spokane, Wash

75 Louisiana in 1944; Montrose, La

76 Farm Scenes

77 Convoy Photographs

77.1 Along the Convoy route

77.2 During a break on Convoy

78 Man and a girl sitting on a log in the woods

79 Photos of a river and a town or village taken from a vehicle

80 Factory Scenes

81 Boat Dock

82 Unidentified and Blurred Photos

82.1 Fallen Trees

82.2 Children

82.3 Photo of a certificate

82.4 People