A 57mm gun crew attempts to remove an empty shell casing from a breech after the gun failed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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2080. '7 Sept. 44 Barry. 57mm AT gun crew, Hqts. Plat., 423rd Inf Regt, 106th Inf Div, try to remove empty shell casing from breech after the gun failed to return to battery position when fired, incident took place during assault problem held by the 423rd Inf Regt at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. 168-05-44-7274' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Barry 7 September 1944
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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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Edinburgh
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55.950
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-3.217
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Indiana
Maintenance & repair--Indiana
Artillery (Troops)--American--Indiana