Splintered tree trunk after dynamite explosion on 12 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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1479. '12 July 44. Hussey. Effect of external timber charge, 12' diameter pine log, cut in half by eight lb. blocks of TNT. Time fuse and fuse lighter were used. TPS Demolition Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. 168-L-44-1819.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Hussey. 12 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:
Explosions--Georgia
Trees--Georgia