Body of soldier killed in training accident in San Luis Obispo, California on 5 April 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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1207. '4-5-44. Lt. A. Burgin. View #1 of body of Pvt Badders of 'B' Btry, 483rd AAA Bn, showing the condition of the upper half of the body after the explosion of the 'DUD' The holes in the chest are caused by pieces of shrapnel. 168-L-44-1293.' '4-4-44. Griggs. Entire section under Lt. Col. F. S. Ewing, Surgeon General 81st Div., Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. (seated) L to R: Maj. H. Smolev, Maj J J Maloney, Lt. Col F S Ewing, Maj J P Williams, Capt G Price (standing) L to R: T/4 W. B. Robbs, T/4 N M Thomas, M/Sgt W C. Rick, Capt W M Clark, T/3 D J Healy and T/5 J M Clemenes. 168-L-44-1291.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Lt. A. Burgin. Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 5 April 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--California
Military training--California
Dead persons--California
Accidents--California
Wounds & injuries--California