Osborne's Peak, Los Burros Trail, showing 170th Engineer Combat Battalion during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 21 March 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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1824. '3-22-44. Du Tiel. View of hill N.W. of Osborne's Peak, Los Burros Trail, showing a bulldozer coming across the saddle to clear the road of rock from the blast planted by Co 'C' of the 170th Engrs, 3rd Corps. Five charges were set, about 20 lbs. of 60% strength dynamite used. When the first blast occurred two charges failed to go off, were re-checked, re-set and the blasting completed. HLMR Mtn. Man. 168-9-44-573.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Du Tiel. 22 March 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 Hunter Liggett
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35.917
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121.250
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Soldiers--American--California
Military vehicles--American--California