Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 5 September 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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1633. '5 Sept 44. Cherry. Paratroopers having just jumped from C-46 in final stage of training D stage. Taken over Ft Benning, Georgia. 168-L-44-2879.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Cherry. 5 September 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
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Paratroopers--Georgia
Military training--Georgia