Civilians Inspecting a German Parachute at TPS, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1944
Gift of Morton Steinberg
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Photograph. A Master Sergeant wearing a German parachute while civilians in suits inspect the buckles and material. This is most likely a RZ1 [Ruckenpackung Zwangauslosung 1] type parachute used by German paratroopers [Fallschirmjager]. The photo serial number on the front is "169048." This photo is part of a three part series, 2014.574.033-.035. TPS Fort Benning, Georgia. After June 1944
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1944-07-
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Items from the service of Captain Morton H. Bernstein. Bernstein worked in the Army Air Forces, Material Command, Eastern Procurement District in New York. His primary task was to source and acquire material, primarily silk, for parachutes that were used by USAAF air crews and US Army paratroopers. This collection consists of sixty-six photographs of a site visit to Fort Benning, Georgia, showing paratrooper training, jumps, and civilian professionals inspecting parachute material.
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Fort Benning
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32.350
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-84.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--United States
Paratroopers--American--United States
Parachutes--German
Rifles--American--United States