Corporal carries ammunition and private cleans gun in San Luis Obispo, California on 1 April 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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1178. '4-1-44. Hussey. With belts of 50 Cal. ammunition over shoulders, Cpl. Joseph Astin of Los Angeles California and Pfc Melvin Lewis of Prescott, Ariz., clean a spare gun barrel with 'B' company 155 Eng. At Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. 168-L-44-1264.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Hussey . Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 1 April 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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San Luis Obispo
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35.267
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-120.650
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--California
Military training--California
Trucks--American--California
Ammunition--California
Rifles--California
Cleaning--California
Smoking--California