82nd a/b 307 engineer--LT. Ralph "Tor" Clausen

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This is my friend Ralph, was in 115 horse cavalry mechanized to start, transferred to the newly formed 82nd a/b..
Here are a few shots with him... A dear friend, now 96.. I visit of ton, and he loves to tell the stories about Monty, and Patton... Patton personally let him have it he told me...

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On the beach somewhere in sicily

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Somewhere in europe

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2 Lts..

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Ralph with his wife since right after d-day and getting ready for market garden... Met her when he went to England....taken about 2 years ago..when I brought over my command car..

[Tom B]

Wonderful pics ! Tough old guy ! Bless him ! Tom