Private Edward Christ of the 66th Infantry Regiment about to throw a live hand grenade during bivouac at Fort Benning on 11 October 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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1744. '11 Oct 44. Paik. Pvt Edward Christ, 2d Bn 66th Reg 71st Div about to throw live hand grenade during bivouac at Fort Benning, Georgia. 168-L-44-16528.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Paik. 11 October 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
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Grenades--Georgia
Soldiers--American--Georgia