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Content Note: Transcript of an audio recording. Wile served with the 1270th Combat Engineer Battalion as a photographer and witnessed the liberation of Buchenwald. Location of interview: Clarkston, Georgia.

Content Note: Ginger stands next to ? on the sidewalk next to Techwood Homes. Wile took this photograph during Army Specialized Training at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Ginger was part of the Civilian Air Defense Watch and played the…

Content Note: Soldiers sit and stand under a tree near Techwood Homes. One of them holds up a pinup for the others to see. Taken during Army Specialized Training at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Content Note: Soldiers lower a duffle from the second floor window of a Techwood Homes apartment. Ginger ? and two soldiers look on. Another soldier sits on the ground below the window writing. Taken when the Army ended the Army Specialized…

Content Note: Soldiers gather around packed duffle bags at Techwood Homes. Ginger ? looks on. Taken when the Army ended the Army Specialized Training at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Content Note: Soldiers loading their gear into trucks and waiting along a street near Techwood Homes. Civilians look on from the sidewalk. Taken after the Army cancelled the Army Specialized Training program at the Georgia Institute of Technology,…

Content Note: Caption from writing on reverse. Additional caption text: "This I took with big camera, and then blocked out most of neg to just get Lt. on this size paper." Averil is seated at a desk. Averil chose Wile to replace the 1270th's…

Content Note: Soldiers stand outside holding their mess kits.

Content Note: Portrait of Arthur Goldberg seated, holding a letter. A photograph of his sweetheart is visible in the background.

Content Note: Wile took this photo during his transport from Frankfurt, Germany, to Paris, France. He had had surgery in Frankfurt and was being transported to Paris for recuperation.