Captain Mark D. Anderson of the United States Navy and historian Jean Muller were searching for artifacts from The Battle of the Bulge in the mountainsides of Luxembourg when their metal detector alerted them to something just under their feet. Below Anderson and Muller was a foxhole that was dug during the crucial World War II battle and in it they found the belongings of an American soldier, Technician Fifth Grade Louis J. Archambeau. Among the things that Archambeau, who died in the battle, left behind was a camera with an undeveloped roll of film in it. Anderson and Muller developed the film and, after spending 70 years in a foxhole, a dead soldier’s photographs were finally brought to life.
This is T/5 Louis J. Archambeau’s World War II experience, told by his very own photos.
1.) Company C, 1st Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment
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6.) Louis J. Archambeau’s camera
7.) Louis Archambeau’s Grave
8.) Louis Archambeau
The Battle of the Bulge resulted in more American casualties than any other battle in World War II. Spanning December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945, roughly 19,000 American soldiers lost their lives.
It’s amazing that after 70 years in a foxhole, the priceless roll of film kept the pictures and those moments captured by Louis J. Archambeau are finally brought to life.
