Troop Roster – 1

3rd Infantry Division,
3rd Signal Company
Photo Crew

3rd Signal Company Photo Crew Roster: T/3 John D. Cole T/5 Howard B. Nickelson T/4 William Heller Pfc. Robert S. Seesock T/5 William J. Toomey

Roster:
T/3 John D. Cole
T/5 Howard B. Nickelson
T/4 William Heller
Pfc. Robert S. Seesock
T/5 William J. Toomey

Bill and Cigar
Bill in familiar pose, with his ever present stogie.
Bill Heller with Jack Benny
Jack Benny, accepting a cigar from Bill before one of Benny's USO shows.
Bill Toomey, Bill Heller, Bobby Seesock 1945 Kodachrome
At Villamfroy, the division photographers camp at a church with their lab truck and their trailer named "Fuzzy's Folly". Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
At Villamfroy, the division photographers camp at a church with their lab truck and their trailer named "Fuzzy's Folly". Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Bill going on assignment. One of those lucky days where Bill doesn't have to slog through the mud, and gets to ride in a jeep.
Bill going on assignment. One of those lucky days where Bill doesn't have to slog through the mud, and gets to ride in a jeep.
Assigned to Bad Wildungen, Germany in July, 1945, photographers Bill Toomey, Bill Heller and Bobby Seesock pose for a peacetime photo. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Assigned to Bad Wildungen, Germany in July, 1945, photographers Bill Toomey, Bill Heller and Bobby Seesock pose for a peacetime photo. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Photographer's John Cole and Bill Heller pose with the tools of their trade on a warm September day in Faucogney, France. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Photographer's John Cole and Bill Heller pose with the tools of their trade on a warm September day in Faucogney, France. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
The Army built a baseball diamond in Salzburg, Austria and photographers Bill Heller and Bill Toomey of the 15th Regiment dropped by. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
The Army built a baseball diamond in Salzburg, Austria and photographers Bill Heller and Bill Toomey of the 15th Regiment dropped by. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Two Bills-No Waiting! Bill Heller & Bill Toomey
Two Bills-No Waiting! Bill Heller & Bill Toomey

Members of the 3rd Signal Company… in action!
October 30, 1944
“The poker game was staged. One of the men found a suitcase full of francs…
so they put the table, bottles, set the whole scene-then took pix…” says Howard Nickelson

Members of the 3rd Signal Company... in action! October 30, 1944 "The poker game was staged. One of the men found a suitcase full of francs... so they put the table, bottles, set the whole scene-then took pix..." says Howard Nickelson
Members of the 3rd Signal Company... in action! October 30, 1944 "The poker game was staged. One of the men found a suitcase full of francs... so they put the table, bottles, set the whole scene-then took pix..." says Howard Nickelson
Jack Cole, Bill Heller, Bill Toomey, Bob Seesock. Photo was taken near Zweibrucken, Germany after the 15th Infantry pushed through the Seigfried line.
Jack Cole, Bill Heller, Bill Toomey, Bob Seesock.
Photo was taken near Zweibrucken, Germany
after the 15th Infantry pushed through the Seigfried line.
Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Christmas in Ribeauville, France 1944 Third Division photographers Bill “Pop” Heller, Bobby Seesock, Bill Toomey, John Cole and Howard Nickelson (l-r) spend Christmas in decent surroundings in Ribeauville.
Crowning their Ribeauville tree, Third Division photographers pass Christmas 1944 facing the German army still entrenched in the Colmar Pocket. Photo courtesy of Denis Toomey www.dogfacesoldiers.org
Bill Toomey in the photo office at Bad Wildungen, Germany (Disregard classic vintage photo-art on the walls!)

Bill Toomey  in the photo office at Bad Wildungen, Germany (Disregard classic vintage photo-art on the walls!)
d o g f a c e s o l d i e r s A photographic journey of the Third Signal Co. of the 15th Regiment of the U.S. Third Infantry Division in WWII by Denis Toomey

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Thanks to Tricia Joyce, Bill Toomey’s daughter, for some of these great photos.

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