During the Battle of the Bulge, PFC Andy Masiero & Staff Sgt Urban Minicozzi of the 75th Infantry Division examine the headgear of PFC Masiero in the Ardennes. The young GI’s helmet was pierced by an enemy’s bullet which drew blood from his temple, but left him otherwise unscathed. 1944. [1080×820]

Now those are some names

Those dudes and their names are stock characters from old WWII movies – the cocky Italian from the Bronx with a sweetheart named Rita, good ‘ol country boy sharp shooter from Tennessee, naive square kid off a farm in Kansas, grizzled sarge from Chicago… all fighting the Nazis together! Imagine that.