Fifth Army engineers use explosives to blast heavy rocks into smaller pieces for use in Italy, 21 November 1944.
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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155.Photograph. '21 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30388. Fifth Army, South of Bologna, Italy. These 'Beehive' charges as they are called by men of the 19th Engineers of the Fifth Army are used to blast these heavy rocks into smaller pieces before being used. Here they are connected in series by the engineers. Army name for these 'bee haves' is (shaped charge-M-I). Photo by Mason. 3131 Signal Service Co.' South of Bologna, Italy. 21 November 1944
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Bologna
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44.483
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11.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Engineers--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Rocks--Italy
Explosives--Italy