Two soldiers aiming their M1 Garand rifles from underneath shrubs at San Luis Obispo, California on 27 March 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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948. Two soldiers aiming their M1 Garand rifles from underneath shrubs. '3-27-44. Paik. Pvt. Henry A. Green of Eufala, LA. [Louisiana] & Pvt. Arnold McIntosh of Burnsville N.C. [North Carolina] of Co.F. 2nd Bn. 323 Inf. 81st Div. cautiously poke their MI through bushes looking for enemies while on maneuvers at Morro Bay, Calif. 168-L-44-1019.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Paik. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 27 March 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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Morro Bay
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35.350
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-120.833
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Military training--California
Soldiers--American--California
Rifles--California
Shrubs--American--California