Sharpshooter from North Dakota holding carbine and posing in front of carbine poster at San Luis Obispo, California on13 March 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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846. Sharpshooter from North Dakota holding carbine and posing in front of carbine poster. '3-13-44. Barry. T/4 Oscar Lein, 1st Mech, 81st Div, Hqts Battery, 906th F.A. Bn. With 30 bullseye's and 10 4's, he scored second high, totaling 190 out of a possible 200. A native of Regent, N. Dakota, he is a hunting enthusiast who, as a child, spent great part of his time hunting jackrabbits and deer. He has hunted big game in Montana. In the service 21 months. 168-L-44-844.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Barry. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 13 March 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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San Luis Obispo
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35.267
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-120.650
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Military training--California
Soldiers--American--California
Rifles--American--California
Posters--California
Sharpshooting--American--California