Four soldiers clean the gear on top of an M7 Priest on Guadalcanal in the 1940s

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
Description: 

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Four soldiers clean the gear on top of an M7 Priest (105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7) at Guadalcanal. One of the helmets has "Dixie" printed on its front. "Tank crew cleans weapons and gear, Guadalcanal." Reverse: Armored car crew of 40th Cav Reconn Tr [Cavalry Reconnaissance], 40th Div. [Infantry Division] prepare their vehicle for any sudden emergency. L-R: T/5 J.F. Long, of Fresno, Cal [California], car"s gunner, works on cannon sight; S/Sgt R.J. Newman, car commander, of Minneapolis, Minn [Minnesota], touches up paint job; Cpl Edward L. McFarland, of Chattanooga, Tenn [Tennessee], former taxi driver, driver; and T/4 R.H. Greenan, of Mt. Olive, Ill [Illinois] radio operator, checks his equipment. Photographer: Preston. 24 March 1944." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 24 March 1944

Image Information

Donor: 
Mr. Donald E. Mittelstaedt
Accession Number: 
2008.354.034
Date: 
03/24/1944
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Army
Theater of Service: 
Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
Unit: 
161st Signal Photographic Company
40th Infantry Division
40th Cavalry Reconnaissance
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Howitzers--Guadalcanal
Artillery (Troops)--American--Guadalcanal
Tanks (Military science)--American--Guadalcanal
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography: 
Guadalcanal
Latitude: 
-9.533
Longitude: 
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Guadalcanal
Howitzers--Guadalcanal
Artillery (Troops)--American--Guadalcanal
Tanks (Military science)--American--Guadalcanal