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James Hull - World War II

James Hull served in a Field Artillery unit with the 83rd Infantry Division during World War II. In Yeovil, England, Hull prepared and waterproofed guns for D-Day. The unit landed on Omaha Beach roughly two weeks after D-Day, and later saw combat in the Hürtgen Forest and during the Battle of the Bulge. Hull was with the unit which held the Truman Bridge, the only bridge at the Elbe River at the end of the war in Europe.

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Pass to Paris, October 13, 1945

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October 13, 1945

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Photograph of a camp.

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James Hull with another soldier.

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Two men with a missile.

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Group photo.

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Sign at the Truman Bridge.

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Elbe River, Germany

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Group photo

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James Hull in uniform.

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Portrait of James Hull.

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This image is considered to be in the public domain.

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Portrait of James Hull.

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James Hull in uniform, ca. 2008.

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Circa 2008

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James Hull holding “Purple Heart Memorial Highway” sign in front of the Champaign County Courthouse in Champaign, Illinois on April 22, 2005.

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Champaign, Illinois

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April 22, 2005

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James Hull in uniform with his Certificate of Merit

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Wall at the house of James Hull, covered with memorabilia from World War II as well as veteran’s reunions and causes.

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James Hull holding a Nazi flag that he found during the war.

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