Sand and shrapnel from mine casings shower down over a large area after a mine explosion in the Mondragone Area of Italy in 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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574. Photograph. 'MM-5-44-3441. Fifth Army, Mondragone Area, Italy. Sand and shrapnel from mine casings shower down over a large area after the 40 mine explosion. The work is being done by the 19th Engineers, II Corps. The men who fused the mines are crouching behind the boat. L to R: Sgt. Raymond Mayfield, Marion, Ohio and Pvt. Lee Huxtable, Modest, Calif. [California]. Photo by Harris. 163rd Signal Photo Co.' Mondragone Area, Italy. 1944
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Mondragone
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41.117
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13.883
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Mines (Weapons)--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Explosions--Italy