Soldier stands with his carbine on guard duty at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 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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1356. '6 July 44. Sharetts. P.F.C. A.H. Spears, Sctosville [sic], KY., stands with his carbine at port arms while on guard duty in Clear Creek Bivouac Area, Fort Benning, Ga. Spears is a member of the 44th Qm. Rmd. Co. [44th Quartermaster Reclamation and Maintenance Depot Company], 2nd Army and is guarding the entrance to th 44th Qm. Rmd. Bivouac Area. 168-L-44-1636.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Sharetts. Fort Benning, Georgia. 6 July 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:
Guards--Georgia
Rifles--Georgia
Traffic signs & signals--Georgia
Dirt roads--Georgia
Rural areas--Georgia