Yankee Meadows Reservoir (Iron County, Utah); Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Dixie National Forest (Utah)
Close up view of the top of Yankee Meadows Reservoir dam showing the location of the earth dike and the well which allows entrance to the outlet valve in the pipe.
The final jump-off point. Aid stations were set up in buildings that fell victim to weeks of front-line shelling. (See "World War II as Viewed from My Foxhole" by Jasper Louis Crawford, p. 111)
Lieutenant Alfonse Castro. Moving fast into Germany, there wasn't time to set up kitchens every day, so it was take a break when you can and prepare your own rations. The small canister is a German gas mask container which GIs found to be good...
Danube crossing. The plan was to transport men and jeeps across the Danube river by DUKWS. Here a jeep is hoisted up for loading. (See "World War II as Viewed from My Foxhole" by Jasper Louis Crawford, p. 118)
Watersheds--Dixie National Forest (Utah); East Fork Sevier River (Garfield County, Utah)
PWAP - Photo looking up Crawford Creek. Joe Hughs and Jim Smith (PWAP employees from Tropic, Utah) placing rock in Maccaferri Gabions used for headcut control at mouth of Crawford Creek. Rock hauling (30mi) was expensive part. Sec 26, T38S,...
Watersheds--Dixie National Forest (Utah); Bear Valley (Iron County, Utah)
Erosion source area within the vicinity of Rasmussen (Thompson) mining claims, west side of Bear Valley. Dozer used to develop spring and lay pipe up steep draw.