US soldiers wrapping weapons in plastic during training exercises in California on 6 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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742. US soldiers wrapping rifles and .30 caliber water-cooled machine gun in plastic before embarking on amphibious training exercises. '3-6-44. Bradlor. L to R: Pfc Ray Nolan, Pvt Tom Flynn, and Pvt Art Burgert 'D' Co, 323rd Inf check cellophane wrappings on weapons before embarkation on LCI boats at Avilla Beach, California. 168-L-44-740.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Bradlor. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 6 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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San Luis Obispo
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35.267
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-120.650
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Military training--California
Machine guns--American--California