An American mortarman digging an emplacement in Rohrbach, France on 11 December 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
An American mortarman digging an emplacement. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "7A 27787/ETO HQ 44 29274 11 Dec. Credit...US Army Signal Corps. Photog...Tec/4 Edward C. Newell 163. Digging deeper. American mortarmen on 7th Army front near Rohrbach, digging 60mm mortar emplacement deeper when the enemy increased his rate of fire. 17th Inf., 12 Armd. Div., Rohrbach, France. Confidential." Passed for publication as censored by the SHAEF Field Press Censor on 12 December 1944. Passed for publication without censorship by the Army Expeditionary Forces Field Press Censor on 16 April 1945.
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"1944-12-11"
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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:
Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
Latitude:
49.050
Longitude:
7.267
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Troops)--American--France
Digging--France
Equipment & supplies--France
Preparedness--France