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Brent Mullins, President of the Museum of the American GJ. in College Station,
received these photos from Lewis Krebs, WWII Tank Destroyer Society member who
served with the 893d Tank Destroyer Battalion. Mr. Krebs was instrumental in obtaining
the photos for the Museum from Mrs. Harry Sinclair, in honor of her ailing husband who
also served with the 893d. In this photo is Captain Marion C. Pugh, Texas A&M Class of
, 41, who commanded Company C. Capt. Pugh wrote a recommendation for fellow
officer Lt. Tumey W. Leonard, Texas A&M Class of '42, who served with Headquarters
Company and who later commanded the 15t Platoon of Company C. In the
recommendation Capt Pugh wrote, "Leonard was the bravest man I ever saw."
Lt. Leonard was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions at
Kommerscheidt during the battles in Germany's Huertgen Forest in November 1944.
COMPANY "C" 893rd TANK DESTROYER BATTALION
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Oct. 1943
TOP ROW: Corsbie, Scull, Cassidy, Guggenburger, Strelitz, O'Connor, Aglietti,
Hallinan, Ross, Brichacek, Palmer, Morris, Nichols, Berry, Kratt, Hancock, Honeycutt,
Peck, Canon, Minse, Hirist, Boxell, Hudson, Aldeson, Aloia
4TH ROW: Butler, Brennan, Johnson, G.G., Turcotte, Almeda, Heiter, Sutton, Boggess,
Malone, Grim, Kincaid, Milcarek, Kratovich, Williams, Tawyea, Peirard, Marchant,
Reese, Sackett, Carter, Winchowski, Tougas, Savage, Seller, Ruger /
3RD ROW: Fruit, Picarello, Masi, Wilson, Sicenavage, Smith, Johnson, S.T., Cook, Lt.
Bastion, Lt. Thompson, Lt. Pugh, Capt. Oettinger, Lt. Edmunds, Lt. Gorley, 15t Sgt.
Conroy, Dinsmore, Donavant, Amilkavich, Protenic, Vitchock, Chirdon, Whittenberger
2ND ROW: Barnett, Scott, Godec, Joyce, Stone, Wysochansky, Miller, Dannils, Dininni,
Ebersole, Petock, Hardin, Sorgi, Gregory, Harris, Romeo, Hurst, Voelker, Jagoda, Pritts, /
Paulson, Mocium, Martine
FRONT ROW: Johnson, D.B., Grill, Ponganis, Bennett, Faulx, Paulison, Hamm,
Kannel, Kaminski, Hector, Mueller Ullery, Johnson, J., Scott, A.D., Guinn, Kietzman,
Harris, D.L., Roberts, Estep.