Paratrooper dressed in full gear in Fort Benning, Georgia on 28 June 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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1236. '28 June 1944. Preciado. Paratrooper Staff Sgt. Hal W. Sexton of demolition school under Lt. Harry Reavick with full gear on to board place to make jump (rear view) Fort Benning, Georgia. 168-L-44-1323.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Preciado. 28 June 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:
Paratroopers--Georgia
Equipment & supplies--Georgia
Military training--Georgia
Parachutes--American--Georgia