Members of the South African 6th Armored Division using spent 105mm shells to build a road to bring in more artillery and supplies at Monzuno, Italy on 31 October 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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391.Photograph. Members of the South African 6th Armored Division using spent 105mm shells to build road to bring in more artillery and supplies. '31 Oct. 1944. 5/MM-44-6249. Fifth Army, Monzuno Area, Italy. Troops of the 6th S. A., 28th Regiment building a road from 105mm shell cases, which they will use to bring their 40mm Bofors into position. Photo by Schmidt. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Monzuno Area, Italy. 31 October 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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Monzuno
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44.283
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11.267
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Adaptive reuse--Italy
Ammunition--Italy
Roads--Italy
Soldiers--South African--Italy