Officer shown wearing the complete equipment of a demolition parachutist at Fort Benning, Georgia on 11 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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1378. '11 July 44. Farrand. Lt. Harry Rearick, head of the Parachute demolition school is shown wearing the complete equipment of a demolition parachutist. Total weight is 100 lbs. (side view) Fort Benning, Georgia. 168-L-44-1718.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Farrand. Fort Benning, Georgia. 11 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:
Military training--Georgia
Paratroopers--Georgia
Equipment & supplies--Georgia