Soldiers

Richard Beckman stands up inside a military Jeep as his unit moves from Bielefeld to Halle, Germany. Richard Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands near a doorway while in Brussels, Belgium. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

A group of United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agents during World War II pose for a photo. They were ready to leave Halle, Germany and move on to Berlin. Richard Beckman is far right, front row. Others are unidentified.

Milton Kroll stands near a doorway while in Brussels, Belgium. Knoll was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

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

Two unidentified soldiers stand with their backs to the camera at the Venlo Bridge in the Netherlands near the German border.

From left, Carl Morisse, Walter Maurovitch, and Milton Kroll 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.

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 poses near a military jeep as his unit is in Braunschweig, Germany on their way to Halle, Germany. Kroll was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

Carl Morisse (left) and Richard Beckman (right) arrive in Halle, Germany. Morisse and Beckman were United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agents during World War II.