One soldier takes notes as two others look at a Howitzer breech at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. One soldier takes notes as two others look at a Howitzer breech. "Maintenance is performed on Howitzers on New Britain by 740th Ordnance Co." Reverse: "1st Lt. Gerge Swift, right, 222nd FA Bn. [Field Artillery Battalion] a executive officer from Clarksville, Tenn [Tennessee] explains record of 155mm howitzer to Pfc.John E.Daniell of Stanton, Neb. [Nebraska] with book and S/Sgt" Urivine of Pueblo, Colo [Colorado]" Cape Gloucester, New Britain. September 1944
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1944-09-
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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.
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Gloucester, Cape
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Artillery (Weaponry)--American--New Britain
Soldiers--American--New Britain
Howitzers--New Britain