An unknown American soldier stands on the deck of the USS Victory watching waves during a December storm on the Atlantic Ocean as they travel back to the United States from Europe after World War II.
Donald S. Dawson stands in front of the Bernini Fountain in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City, within Rome, Italy. He is wearing his military uniform.
Donald S. Dawson, on left, and an unidentified officer are standing in front of an army tank and the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany. The memorial erected in 1945 is to honor the Soviet Union war dead.
Donald S. Dawson (left) and an unidentified officer standing by an army vehicle in Berlin. In the background is an army tank and the Soviet War Memorial erected to commemorate the war dead in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany.