Soldiers scaling a wall during training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 17 July 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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1527. '17 July 44. Farrand. Scaling a wall in the easiest and fastest method. One man close to the wall, down on all fours acts as a stepping stone for rest of squad. Men step on his rump and dive over fence. Street fighting. Mousehole Village, Fort Benning, Ga. 168-L-44-1930.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Farrand. 17 July 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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Fort Benning
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32.350
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-84.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Georgia
Walls--Georgia
Climbing--Georgia
Military training--Georgia