World War, 1939-1945

Donald S. Dawson stands in front of a fireplace dressed in his uniform. The location is unidentified.

Donald S. Dawson sits on a sofa, dressed in his uniform. The location is unidentified.

Richard Beckman, right, and Marvin Kranz stand on the deck of the SS United States Victory on their journey home from Europe after World War II.

This is a view of lifeboats on board the SS United States Victory as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean carrying American troops back from Europe after World War II.

Richard Beckman, far left, stands with Fitzgibbens, Lee Farrell, and Marvin Kranz on the deck of the SS United States Victory on its way back to America from Europe after World War II. Original caption: Four fellows who at the time were glad they hadn't spent the war at sea. (RRB, Fitzgibbens, Lee Farrell & Krans)

Richard Beckman travels home from European theater of WWII on board the SS United States Victory.

An unknown seasick United States soldier stands on the deck of the SS United States Victory while crossing the Atlantic Ocean during a December storm. The soldiers are returning to the United States after World War II.

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 is wearing his military uniform and standing by a building in an unidentified location.

This is a view of the Soviet World War II Memorial erected in Tiergarten in Berlin, Germany, to honor the war dead of the Soviet Union.