Paratrooper placing explosives on bridge 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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1239. '11 June 1944. Preciado. Staff Sgt. Hal W. Sexton Paratrooper Demolitionist of Demolition School Fort Benning, Georgia with demonstration on bridge, putting up grouping of T.N.T. charges. 168-L-44-1326.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Preciado. Fort Benning, Georgia. 11 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
Military training--Georgia
Explosives--Georgia
Bridges--Georgia