“Blood And Guts” Gen. George S. Patton, Commander of the US Third Army in Europe hold his last conference with newsmen at his headquarters after Germany’s surrender 5.17.45
Left to right. Front: Seaghan Maynes, Reuters; Larry Newman, International News Service; Ge. Patton; Reynolds Packard, United Press. Back row: Toby Wiant, Associated Press; Edward D. Ball, Associated Press and Robert Richards United Press.
Charles T. Haacker worked for Acme Newspictures, which was long ago folded into the AP. He’d gone to work there right out of high school circa 1935. When the war broke out he was anxious to go in any capacity but he was 4F — poor eyesight — but he persuaded Acme to send him as a war correspondent photographer.
