Soldiers awarded for winning firing match at Fort Benning, Georgia on 8 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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1311. '8 July 44 Ecklund. Lt. Col. Sidney C. Wooten, Regt. Commander, 5th Inf. 71 Div. awards S/Sgt Johns Goens, Co. 'M' from Portland, Oregon, $10 for winning the Carbine firing in the 5th Inf. Regt. Rifle match held at Cannauche Range, Ft. Benning, Georgia, as Pvt. Warren Frank Co. 'B' Denver, Colorado, M1 winner looks on. 168-22-44-1588.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Ecklund. Likely Fort Benning, Georgia. 8 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:
Awards--Georgia
Military officers--American--Georgia
Soldiers--American--Georgia
Signs (Notices)--Georgia
Shaking hands--Georgia