Soldiers

Two unknown Russian soldiers pose for a photo on top of a wood wagon pulled by two horses near Berlin, Germany.

Richard Beckman, second from left, poses for a photo in front of a Jeep upon arrival in Berlin, Germany with five other men from his unit. Others are unidentified.

Richard Beckman, left, leans against an army Jeep on his 30th birthday on the day his assignment as a member of the United States Army's Criminal Investigation department arrived in Berlin, Germany. David Ginsburg is seated in the Jeep.

Two unknown Russian soldiers seated on a wooden cart go past a Russian monument built for the Potsdam Conference at Tier Garten in Berlin, Germany.

Richard Beckman, left, stands on a porch of a home in Halle, Germany next to an unknown man. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

Milton Kroll and Richard Beckman board airplane in Weimar, Germany headed for Paris, France. Kroll, right, and Beckman, left, were United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agents during World War II.

Richard Beckman, a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II, poses for a photo while he was in Bielefeld, Germany waiting to be sent to Berlin.

Milton Kroll and Richard Beckman prepare to board a plane from Weimar, German to Paris, France. Knoll and Beckman were United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agents during World War II.

From left, Walter Maurovitch, Carl Morisse, and Richard Beckman sit at a table in the home they were staying in while in Halle, Germany. They were United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agents during World War II.

From left, Walter Maurovitch, Richard Beckman, Fleck (no first name known), and Frank Cannon in Halle, Germany. They were United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agents during World War II.