Firefighers spraying burning gasloline with Foamite during demonstration in Italy on 28 December 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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376.Photograph. Firefighers with the 1980th Engineers Platoon spraying burning gasloline with Foamite during demonstration. '28 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-32572. Fifth Army, Sesto Area, Italy. 'Foamite' being used against the flaming gasoline cans is another effective method in use with the fire fighters of the Fifth Army. They are using the 2 inch line the most powerful in use with army fire fighters. This is a practical demonstration of the methods used in fighting fires. 1980th Engineers. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Sesto, Italy. 28 December 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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Sesto
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46.702
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12.359
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Firefighting equipment--Italy
Military training--Italy
Fire extinguishers--Italy
Engineers--Italy