A couple weeks ago the son of a WWII port battalion veteran got in touch with me. Joseph’s dad Frank A. Cassetta was part of the 294th Port Company. This company was attached to the
517th Port Battalion for the Normandy Invasion and Antwerp, and it joined the
487th Port Battalion in Bremerhaven, Germany. Joseph was nice enough to share some photos.
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| Pass to an enlisted men’s club in Bremerhaven. |
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| The backside of the pass was an alcohol ration card. |
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| Postcard of Antwerp. |
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| Albert and Frank on VE Day. |
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| Newspaper clipping about Frank and his friend Arnold J. Scriven. |
