Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 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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1302. '27 June 1944. Boll. The last remaining members of the class bail-out in a stick of three at three second intervals. Just leaving the plane is Warrant Officer McDerman, Communication Chief from the 542 Parachute Infantry Battalion followed by Capt. Wallau and acting as anchor man is Lt. Hall. 168-L-44-1390.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Boll. Likely Fort Benning, Georgia. 27 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
Geography:
Fort Benning
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32.350
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-84.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Paratroopers--Georgia
Military training--Georgia
Airplanes--American--Georgia