, ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Sign al ▁Corps ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Three ▁months ▁after ▁D - Day ▁( J une ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ), ▁Samuel son ▁came ▁ash ore ▁on ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁be aches ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 6 7 th ▁Sign al ▁Phot ographic ▁Company ▁and ▁began ▁document ing ▁the ▁Al lied ▁military ▁campaign s ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Belg ium . ▁He ▁saw ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 4 4 ), ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁Com bat ▁Ass ignment ▁Unit ▁# 1 2 3 . ▁That ▁unit ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁motion ▁picture ▁cam er amen , ▁John ▁O ' B rian ▁and ▁Edward ▁Urban , ▁and ▁two ▁still ▁photograph ers , ▁J ▁Mal an ▁H es lop ▁and ▁Walter ▁Mc Donald . ▁ ▁Samuel son ' s ▁group ▁served ▁initially ▁with ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Arm ored ▁Division , ▁adv ancing ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Leipzig , ▁then ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁south ward ▁to ▁Bav aria ▁and ▁Austria . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁campaign , ▁Samuel son ' s ▁crew ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁of ▁Al lied ▁photograph ers ▁to ▁document ▁Naz i ▁cr imes ▁and ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁concentration ▁camp ▁prisoners ▁at