U.S. soldier inspecting Muslim burial pit, North Africa, 1943

Gift of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, from the Collections of The National World War II Museum
Description: 

Photograph. U.S. soldier with shovel inspecting Muslim burial pit while another soldier is visible in the pit below him. Printed caption on photo front: "Moslem Burial Pit." North Africa. 1943

Image Information

Donor: 
Judy Cohen
Accession Number: 
2009.373.052
Date: 
1943
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Army
Theater of Service: 
Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Graves--North Africa
Soldiers--American--North Africa
Collection Level: 
This collection consists of 85 photographs and one postcard donated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. These are Signal Corps photos that detail war-related activities in North Africa, Europe, and the liberation of Dachau.
Geography: 
North Africa
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Graves--North Africa
Soldiers--American--North Africa