Two Soldiers in an abandoned World War II Hanger in West Germany in the 1960s

Bethalto, Class Artifact, Cold War, government, military

“Two Soldiers in an abandoned World War II Hanger in West Germany in the 1960s,” Madison Historical, accessed December 22, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1051.

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This photograph shows two soldiers standing in front of a 2HALF ton gas tanker in an abandoned World War II Hanger in West Germany. One of the men is likely Bethalto resident Everett Jett, who was stationed in West Germany from January 1964 to June 1966. Jett served in the 3-703rd Maintenance Battalion, in which he transported gas to other vehicles using this tanker. Jett later served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. When he retunred home to Bethalto, he became a truck driver.

This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Jett's grandon, Colton Hyman.

2018 Civic Memorial High School Class Visit

• government
• Bethalto
• Cold War
• military

• Jett, Everett

Circa 1964 - 1966

• Bethalto

• Photograph

• Black and white photographic print
• jpg

• Bethalto, Illinois
• 1960s

• Hyman-Colton-P-0003