Lieutenant is just about to land after being dropped from tower at Fort Benning, Georgia on 17 July 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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1515. '17 July 44. Ecklund. Lt. H. L. Thomson is just about to land after being dropped from the 250 ft. free tower shown in the background. His training in Stage C, jump training at Fort Benning, Georgia. 168-L-44-1918.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Ecklund. 17 July 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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Fort Benning
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32.350
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-84.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Towers--Georgia
Military officers--American--Georgia
Parachutes--American--Georgia
Jumping--Georgia
Military training--Georgia