PERSONAL PHOTO COLLECTION of Vincent Heggen, Fouron le Comte, Belgium. 

Altembroek Castle, Belgium...Col. Edwin Sutherland and a few days later Gen. Leland Hobbs slept here.  It is on the Dutch border.  Photo courtesy of Vincent Heggen of Fouron le Comte, Belgium.

  Grasshopper Piper Cub type L4 of the 30th Division in a field near the village of Fouron le Comte, Belgium, September 12th, 1944.  Serial Number 298522. This is the last village before the Dutch border.  Fouron le Comte was liberated by the 119th.  These photos were provided by Vincent Heggen of Fouron le Comte.  We would appreciate any additional information.

This picture was taken on the Belgian/Dutch border on September 12, 1944.  The spot is called Withuis between Moelingen (Mouland in French) and Eisden, Holland.  The 117th was the first regiment in Holland.  I suppose this is the 2nd battalion off the 117th with a light medium Stuart tank of the 113th Cavalry group.

This soldier of the 117th is resting on the pavement of a house in the area of Sint Geertruid ( Zuid Limburg, Holland ) on September 13th, 1944.

This photo was taken in the area of Noorbeek, Holland on September 12th, 1944, 17:00.  Noorbeek is the first Dutch village after Altembroeck (see 1st photo on this page) where Mr. Heggen's father lived during the war.  It's the area the 119th liberated.

197th Field Artillery

119th Regiment

  2nd Bn, 119 IR, a few soldiers are resting for a while , speaking with Belgian civilians before moving on.

 119th IR, 1st Bn.  a soldier standing with a Belgian  civil on September 12, 1944  around 3:30 pm.

German strays are surrendering to soldiers of the 117th Rgt.  in the area of 
" Moerslag"  a few miles from Mesch on the Dutch ground.