World War, 1939-1945

This is a view of Chaudefontaine, Belgium taken from a hillside during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands in front of his office building in Chaudefontaine, Belgium.

This is a view of the original Siegfried Line, a First World War line of defensive forts and tank defenses built by Germany.

Milton Kroll and Richard Beckman stand outside of their office in Chaudefontaine, Belgium. They were agents for the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment during World War II.

This is a view of a flak tower near Fort de Boncelles in Belgium.

This is the interior of a Catholic church in Sint-Truiden, Belgium where Richard Beckman, a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II, was during an air raid on New Years Day.

John "The Stationmaster" of Chaudefontaine, Belgium poses for a portrait. Members of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment lived with him during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands near the train station of Chaudefontaine, Belgium. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands outside of a building while in Maastrich, Netherlands while his military unit was in Europe during World War II.

Frank Cannon, an United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II, looks at a Belgian train while in Chaudefontaine, Belgium.