Photographs of site R-11 in Eschwege, Germany, headquarters of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance after their brief stay at Limburg. Included are photographs of the Officer's Club, hangars and a memorial service held April 13, 1945, commemorating the death of President Roosevelt. R-11 would be the Group's last base in the war.
Clippings from the Stars and Stripes picturing the Ordensburg Vogelsang before and after American capture. The 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group headquartered here (site Y-51) from March 25-31, 1945.
Clipping from Time magazine highlighting members of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group mentioned in an article about the early days of the Battle of the Bulge.
Photograph of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group headquarters at site Y-83 in Limburg, Germany. Layden notes that the brevity of the group's stay at their last bases reflects how quickly the ground forces were overrunning the Germans.
Typewritten copy from the Army and Navy Register detailing the reconnaissance operations leading up to the German breakthrough and the Battle of the Bulge. Inclement weather had hampered aerial reconnaissance for several days before and after the German breakthrough.
Four photographs of Benito Mussolini after death. The photographs were brought back from Italy and given to Lawrence Layden. Top left: Mussolini and mistress after execution. Top right: Mussolini hung upside down after execution. Bottom left: Battered body of Mussolini in coffin after abuse of corpse. Bottom right: Battered body of Mussolini after abuse of corpse.
Layden embarked for home on the SS Bardstown Victory on September 26, 1945, and arrived in New York on October 6th. This onboard newsletter, the "Sea Bag," thanks Capt. Layden for "giving his afternoons in the interest of Personal Affairs" during the voyage home.
Small photos of the Rhine River and the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. The 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group passed by here en route to their next base a few weeks after the capture of the bridge at Remagen. The page also includes a brief historical overview concerning the strategies employed in chasing the Germans across the Rhine.
Three photographs of Buchenwald. Top: Furnace in crematorium with bones still visible. Middle: Pile of bones in rear of furnace building. Bottom: Russian inmates near bone pile sketching the gallows.
Three photographs of Buchenwald. Top: Specimen case. Middle: Gallows with bones visible in background. Bottom: Lawrence Layden's guide in camp showing how some inmates were killed.
