Sgt. Ralph Butterfield, left, Alhambra, Cal., finds an oasis in the midst of a Normandy heat wave, and judging by the smile on his face, it hit the spot. Granville, France. 3 August, 1944

Sgt. Henry Klein, N.Y.C., manager of new USAFIME, Cairo, Hgs Post Exchange sells T/4 Ralph Lohman his ration of American beer. Seven cans were rationed in Sept. but future deliveries were uncertain.

SC 191993 - Pvt. Dale Custer, Somerset, Pa., grinding part of the first batch of GI coffee roasted in France. Sgt. Fred Trucker, Tulsa, Okla., at right, checks on the power unit. 24 July, 1944

SC 192105 - Pfc. Thomas A. Anderson, Chicopee, Mich., gets his share of Yankee donuts and coffee at the newly-opened Red Cross club Cherbourg, France. The girls are French Red Cross volunteers. 29 July, 1944

Washington, D.C. Soldiers from Walter Reed hospital drinking beer Creator(s): Bubley, Esther, photographer

Washington, D.C. Soldiers form Walter Reed Hospital drinking beer at the Sea Grill Creator(s): Bubley, Esther, photographer

SC 191872 - Pvt. Thomas J. Maliga, Mountaindale, N.Y., and the adjutant of Gendarmes of cherbourg on patrol at a street corner in Cherbourg. 17 July, 1944

SC 191952 - While our bombers are busy pasting the enemy, Cpl. Anthony Pinto takes advantage of the time and partakes of a noonday snack

SC 192047-S - Sgt. Pete Statoa, Charlotte, N.C., takes a bath, or reasonable facsimile of same, in a foxhole somewhere in France. 1 August, 1944