World War, 1939-1945

Richard Beckman leans out the window of the third floor of the Hotel Christol in Bagnoles, France. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment agent during World War II.

Marvin Krans poses for a photo while in France. Krans was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment agent during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands next to a tent that they called "sadshacks" during World War II. He was in Isigny, France.

United States Army tents set up in Isigny, France during World War II. Original caption: The "Sadshacks" where we lived in Isigny.

Richard Beckman stands next to his tent in Isigny, France during World War II.

Exterior view of the Hotel Christol in Bagnoles, France during World War II, where agents in the United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment stayed during World War II.

Ruins of Saint Lo, France during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands in front of the Ecole Normale des Instituteurs, a prestigious college for elementary school teacher training in Saint-Lo, France. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II. United States troops lived here during their push towards Berlin, Germany.

Richard Beckman stands in front of the Church of Sacre-Coeur in Bagnoles, France. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment agent during World War II.

This is a photograph of the interior of the room that Richard Beckman lived in while staying with the Abery family in Reading, England during World War II.