A smoke screen from 155mm Howitzer shells completely blinds the 'enemy' to troop movements during an assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 6 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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2040. '6 Sept. 44 Barry. Smoke screen from 155mm How. Shells completely hide the Horizon and blinds the 'enemy' to troop movements during assault problem held at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. 168-05-44-7234' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Barry 6 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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Edinburgh
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55.950
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-3.217
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Indiana
Smoke--Indiana
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Indiana
Military tactics--Indiana