US soldiers practicing to capture enemy prisoners of war, identified by netting and cloth tied around helmets, during amphibious training maneuvers at Camp San Louis 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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989. US soldiers practicing to capture enemy prisoners of war, identified by netting and cloth tied around helmets, during amphibious training maneuvers. '3-27-44. Cye. 1st Lt Robert J Simon S-2, 323rd Inf Regt 81st Div searching and interrogating captured prisoner on 'Red Beach' during field maneuvers at Morro Bay California. 168-L-44-1061.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Cye. Camp San Louis 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
War games--American--California
Beaches--California