Argunners will be publishing a series of amazing World War II photographs recently uncovered from the archives of Charles Day Palmer, who was a four-star general.
Most of the photographs were confidential photographs taken by the US Signal Corps; Palmer, then a brigadier general, was allowed to have them for private use after censoring (names of places, etc.).
Charles Day Palmer was born in Chicago on February 20, 1902. After graduating from Washington High School in Washington, D.C., he entered the United States Military Academy, where he graduated in 1924.
During World War II, he worked in the British West Indies to establish military bases and ran projects on antisubmarine warfare.
In 1944, he became the chief of staff of the 2nd Armored Division, nicknamed "Hell on Wheels," participating in the invasion of Normandy, the breakout from Saint-Lo, and the crossing of the Siegfried Line. In October of that year, he was transferred as chief of staff to the VI Corps, where he received a battlefield promotion to brigadier general.
After World War II, Palmer took part in the Korean War. During his career, he received various valor and service awards such as the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star and Silver Star. He died on June 7, 1999, in Washington, D.C. The photographs were shared by his grandson, Daniel Palmer, honoring the memories and service of his grandfather.
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US soldier examines the grave of an unknown US soldier, who was buried by the enemy before retreating. The first American soldier who noticed the grave decorated it with mortar shells and ferns.
Dead American and German soldiers at a cemetery before burial, place unknown. Each body is placed in a mattress cover. German prisoners are doing the work of digging the graves and placing the bodies in them.
M-10 Tank Destroyer from the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion supporting the 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, in Rohrwiller, on February 4, 1945. You can see the town's church damaged by shell blasts.
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