Victor Lundy was a 21-year-old architecture student when he enrolled in the military during World War Two, he served in the U.S. 26th Infantry Division. In 1942, Lundy was 19, studying to be an architect in New York city, but, by 1944, with D-Day planned, the Army needed reinforcements, and Lundy and his company were thrown into the infantry.

Lundy applied his drawing skills to what was around him:


#1 France. “Cracking the Zeigfried line, air raid over Germany Seen on a morning hike. “…we would see that in Normandy but also when we were in combat, at least two times, and boy, did that cheer us up on the ground.” (September 13, 1944)

#2 Part of the Atlantic Wall, Quinéville 6 men from L Co. hurt here, 6 killed. (September 21, 1944)

#3 One of the 4-men German patrol who didn’t get back. (November 1, 1944).

#4 “Pat” (T/Sgt. Patenaude) zeroing in with the 60 mm mortars in front of the 3rd platoon. (November 1, 1944).

#5 ”Shep,” D-Day’. (June 6, 1944).