Above. Charlie A. Kearns started off in the 15th Cavalry as a communications sergeant. He was later given a battlefield commission and served in the 15th Cavalry HQ Troop. This photo was taken at the end of the Brittany campaign on the Crozon Peninsula. The 15th Cavalry patch is visible on his M43 jacket. (Courtesy Bill Parker)
2011 Riley Family History, PDF p. 957