Swimming instruction at Fort Benning, Georgia on 11 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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1430. '11 July 44. Boll. H.W. Lyons, special field representative of the American Red Cross Assn. lectures to an advanced swimming instructors class on the functions of an instructor at Russ Pool, Fort Benning, Ga. These men are member of various companies on the post and are learning combat swimming methods and how to instruct others in their companies. 168-L-44-1754.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Boll. 11 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:
Soldiers--American--Georgia
Swimming pools--Georgia
Military education--Georgia