Planes unload their paratroopers members at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 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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1624. '7 Sept 44. Oliver. 3 C-47 planes releasing their loads of paratroopers from 541st Parachute Infantry, over Alabama Area of Ft Benning, Ga. 168-L-44-2870.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Oliver. 7 September 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
Airplanes--American--Georgia
Jumping--Georgia
Military training--Georgia