An American helmet with a dusting of snow rests atop a grave marker in Metz, France on 9 December 1944

Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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An American helmet with a dusting of snow rests atop a grave marker in Metz, France. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 2897 9 Dec. Credit...U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photog.--Sgt. Raymond Breedlove...166. Grave of unknown American soldier marked by crude wooden cross and helmet near Fort Driant, Metz, France. (B). Near Fort Driant, Metz, France." Passed for publication on 11 December 1944 by the SHAEF Field Press Censor.

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"1944-12-09"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
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Metz
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49.117
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6.183
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Helmets--American--France
Snow--France
Graves--France