elements of the german garrison of Fort Jeanne D'Arc and members of the 101st infantry regiment mingle beneath the shell scarred walls of the bastion while four officers of the regiment, led by Maj. Al McWade (carrying U.S. flag) walk along the top of the fort preparatory to raising the flag over the capitulated fort. Last of the Metz forts to surrender, Fort Jeanne D'Arc was taken by the 101st on december 13, 1944.

Christmas came early to 101st infantrymen in Metz, France. Even peeling potatoes seemed to be fun on december 12 with a tiny christmas tree perched pertly atop a rotary sink. Kpers in the photo, from left to right are, Sgt. Jack Richardson, Bath PA, Cpl. Paul Long, Cumberland, MD. Cpl. Arthur Stone, Middleboro, W. VA, and Cpl. Norman Reese, Ada, O.

With the battle scarred steeple of a Sarre Union church in the background and the ever present mud of lorraine in the foreground, a seemingly endless file of 101st infantrymen move out of Sarre Union on December 4 bound for another objective which will bring them closer to the end of the war.

two infantrymen move up through the rubbishstrewn yard of one of the homes in the city in pressing the attack forward. One soldier peers through the slats of the gate searching for snipers while his companion, light machine gun barrel on one shoulder and a carbine on the other, moves to join him. Sarre union, France

Machine Gun and BAR crews intermingle with riflemen on the reverse slope of a railroad fill in Sarre Union as the 101st Infantry prepares to continue its attack on that vigorously defended city. A tank, Laden per usual with bedding rolls and other equipment, keeps watch while infantrymen move on. This photo was taken on December 2. 1944

The elements were completely unpredictable and had a tendency to throw in a bit of everything as YD troops fought their way across France. Here a doughfoot of the 101st infantry, grenades dangling from his field jacket, slogs through a combination of snow , water, mud and slush as the regiment advances near Wuisse, France, on November 16, 1944

There was no more Saturday morning inspections but maintenance was now more important than ever. Cpl. Pat Palaza of Boston, Mass., (left) and T/4 Edward C. McBreaity of Medford, Mass,. both members of Cannon company, 101st infantry, clean and grease their 105mm howitzer to have it ready for a firing mission somewhere in france October 17, 1944.

Grim-faced infantrymen of the 101st regiment move out of a typical town in Lorraine on their way to the front on October 10, 1944. The mud that plaqued troops from their earliest days in the line had now begun to freeze up a bit. The church steeple in the background, Untouched by artillery, would be a novelty in days to come.

two soldiers of Co M, 101st Infantry Regiment man a observation post with a .30 cal MG, bazooka and grenades- Dillingen Germany, Feb 14th.

Some of the shell-torn buildings in the city of Wiltz, Luxembourg after it was retaken by troops of the 26th Infantry Division and 6th Cavalry Group in late January 1945. This photo was taken on 22 January 1945, a day after the liberation of the city. The infantrymen belong to the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 26th ‘Yankee’ Division. (NARA)

Some of the shell-torn buildings in the city of Wiltz, Luxembourg after it was retaken by troops of the 26th Infantry Division and 6th Cavalry Group in late January 1945. This photo was taken on 22 January 1945, a day after the liberation of the city. The infantrymen belong to the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 26th ‘Yankee’ Division. (NARA)

Cpl. Thomas O'Brien from Company C , 101st Infantry Regiment (26th Infantry Division) eats a cold ration from his mess-kit during a lull. The picture was taken on 12 January 1945 near the village of Mecher-Dunkrodt, Luxembourg. On 25 January 1945, two weeks after this photo was taken, Cpl. Thomas O'Brien was killed by German sniper fire while he was guarding a crossroads outside the city of Clervaux, Luxembourg near the German border. (NARA)

Louis Kolokoff, of the 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, talks to two French girls who are holding Goebbels literature. 1944 December 02 Sarre-Union, France

Soldiers run while under enemy fire. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 28194 2 Dec. Credit---US Army Signal Corps. Photog....Pfc. James A. Ryan...166. Infantrymen fight along railroad bank during assault on town somewhere in France. (P). 101 Inf. 26th Div. Sarre Union France. Radio." Passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 6 December 1944.