Soldiers

Unknown American soldiers on a leave-action trip to Switzerland sit at tables at an outdoor cafe in Geneva.

United States soldiers on a leave-action trip are seated on a train headed to the Aare Gorge near Meiringen, Switzerland. All are unidentified.

An unidentified group of soldiers stand inside of Chillon Castle in Montreux, Switzerland.

Unknown United States soldiers on a leave-action trip take in the Swiss countryside from a train headed from Lucerne to Meiringen.

An unknown United States soldier on a leave-action trip with the United States Army to Switzerland sits on stone railing outside of Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland.

An unknown Swiss soldier rides on horseback in Meiringen, Switzerland.

Richard Beckman poses outside of the Hotel Victoria on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. He is on a leave-action trip to Montreux, Switzerland.

United States soldiers visit the top of the Aare Gorge near the town of Meiringen, Switzerland while on a leave-action trip with the military. All are unidentified.

Richard Beckman, while on a leave-action trip with the Army, rests at the top of the Aare Gorge near the town of Meiringen, Switzerland.

Richard Beckman, an agent in the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment during World War II, stands outside of Chillon Castle in Montreux, Switzerland during a leave-action trip with the United States Army.