Soldiers in a ranger battalion in France on 17 August 1944

Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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Soldiers in a ranger battalion. Note that the unit has been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 11593 Moran 5 17 Aug 44. Credit...Signal Corps Photo. Preparing a message to be radioed back to the battalion command post are, left to right: T/4 Norman C. Seeley, Painted Post (Corning) N.Y.; Pfc. Louis Biava, Westville, (Danville) Ill.; and (driving), Pvt. Henry F. Piekarz, Newbourg, N.Y., members of a Ranger Bn. somewhere in France. 5 Ranger Bn. Confidential." Passed for publication as censored on 21 August 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 14 May 1945.

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Date: 
"1944-08-17"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography: 
France
Latitude: 
46.000
Longitude: 
2.000
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