Happy Father’s Day, gentlemen. Hold your family close today.
Pvt. William R. Loop (left) of Binghamton, N.Y., bids farewell to his father, Cpl. Roderick R. Loop, also of Binghamton, who is leaving Italy’s Anzio Beachhead for a tour of duty in the United States. Both father and son enlisted together in the Army, and have been in the same tank battalion which has figured prominently in recent attacks. 6 March, 1944. (Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Algiers, now in NARA)