3rd Infantry Division mortar squad firing at German forces near Rigney, France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 3rd Infantry Division mortar squad firing at German forces from a narrow dirt road. Official caption on front: "3rd Div. mortar squad blast Germans in Rigney area, 9-9-44. US Army Photo 184-12." Rigney, France. 9 September 1944

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09/09/1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Rigney
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47.383
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6.183
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--France
Mortars (Ordnance)--France
Shells (Ammunition)--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France