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A 30 Cal heavy machine gun firing during an assault problem on fortified positions at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 6 September 1944
2044. '6 Sept. 44 Barry. 30 Cal heavy MG firing during assault problem on fortified positions. Machine gun is from Co....
A 30 Cal heavy machine gun firing during an assault problem on fortified positions at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 6 September 1944
2045. '6 Sept. 44 Barry. 30 Cal heavy MG firing as assault of fortified position begins. The MG squad is from the 2nd...
A 57mm anti-tank gun crosses bridge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 21 July 1944
1542. '21 July 44. D. Wallis. A 57mm anti-tank gun pulled by weapons carrier crosses the infantry support bridge...
A 57mm gun crew attempts to remove an empty shell casing from a breech after the gun failed at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
2080. '7 Sept. 44 Barry. 57mm AT gun crew, Hqts. Plat., 423rd Inf Regt, 106th Inf Div, try to remove empty shell casing...
A 71st Division liaison pilot at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 27 March 1944
"3-27-44. Johnson. Capt. C. C. Bohannan, 609th F.A. 71st L. Div Liaison pilot, checks his radio before taking off on a...
A 71st Division liaison pilot makes a pick-up of map overlays and enemy situation information at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 28 March 1944
1940. '3-28-44. Johnson. Type L4H Liaison plane picking up map overlays and enemy situation information to be delivered...
A 71st Division liaison pilot makes a pick-up of map overlays and enemy situation information at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 28 March 1944
1941. '3-28-44. Johnson. Type L4H Liaison plane flown by Capt. C. C. Bohannan, Commander of 609th F.A., 71st L. Div....
A 71st Division liaison pilot makes a pick-up of map overlays and enemy situation information at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 28 March 1944
1942. '3-28-44. Johnson. Capt. C. C. Bohannan, C. O. of the 609th F.A., 71st L. Div. Liaison air field, drops a message...
A 75mm pack Howitzer firing during mountain maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1847. '3-24-44. J. P. Johnson. 75mm pack How. Battery C, 609th F.A., 71st L. Div., firing from rearward slope of a...
A 75mm pack howitzer of Battery C, 609th Field Artillery during mountain maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1851. '3-24-44. J. P. Johnson. 75mm pack how. Of Battery C, 609th Field Artillery, 71st L. Div. during mountain...
A battalion passes in review at Fort Benning, Georgia on 14 July 1944
1494. '14 July 44. Barry. A representative Battalion of the 71st Inf. Div. passes in review as 1st Lt. Milo D....
A battalion passes in review at Fort Benning, Georgia on 14 July 1944
1495. '14 July 44. Barry. Troops of the 71st Inf. Div. pass in review at Tiger Field, Ft. Benning, Ga. In background at...
A bazooka team from the 607th Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Benning in a fox hole ready to fire on 12 October 1944
1738. '12 Oct 44. Paik. Bazooka team from 607 FA, 71st Div, Fort Benning, Ga., in fox hole ready to fire. 168-L-44-...
A blacksmith at the shops of 271st Engineer Combat Battalion at Fort Benning on 13 October 1944
1771. '13 Oct 44. Paik. T/5 Roger Williams, blacksmith at the shops of 271st Eng Combat Bn of 71st Div at Fort Benning...
A Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft in action aboard an American ship.
"2098 - 2 photos - 2098. U.S. Navy Motion Picture Exchange and U.S. Naval Training School (sound motion picture...
A close up of half-track braces holding trucks for shipment by rail from Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 20 September 1944
2165. '20 Sept. 44 Kilian. Close up of half-track braces holding trucks of 772nd Tank Bn. Hq. Co., for shipment from...
A close up of the front wheel braces of a half-track loaded for shipment from Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 20 September 1944
2158. '20 Sept. 44 Kilian. Close up of front wheel braces of half-track of 772nd Tank Bn., for shipment from Camp...
A close view of the PD 72 switchboard and EE 65 test-set at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1863. '3-24-44. Ecklund. A close view of the PD 72 and EE 65. The PD 72 switchboard has been erected by the 89 Div CP...
A close view of W110B Communication line laid in a rut on the San Miguel Trail during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1861. '3-24-44. Ecklund. A close view of W110B Communication line laid in a rut on the San Miguel Trail S. E. of Hill...
A communication line laid across the San Miguel trail at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1884. '3-24-44. Ecklund. This view shows a W110B communication line laid across the San Miguel trail S.E. of Hill 3160...
A dark, side view of a vessel in the water with a small crew visible, probably in the United States in the 1940s.
A dark, side view of a vessel in the water with a small crew visible in the 1940s. Probably in the United States.
A disposal pit for C Ration cans near bivouac areas at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 22 March 1944
1838. '3-23-44. J. P. Johnson. Cleanliness prevails where ever the army goes. Here is a disposal pit for C Ration cans...
A field ice box built by a quartermaster company at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 1944
1358. '6 July 44. Sharetts. A field ice box built by the 3496th Qm. Truck Co. while they were on Bivouac at Kings Pond...
A field kitchen dug into a rearward slope during mountain maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 22 March 1944
1848. '3-22-44. J. P. Johnson. Here is the field kitchen dug into rearward slope, below firebreak trail, which supplies...
A flamethrower team advances to assault enemy pill-boxes during an assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 14 September 1944
2119. '14 Sept. 44 Barry. Flame thrower team advances to assault enemy pill-boxes as part of assault section from 422nd...
A flamethrower turns to take cover after assaulting 'enemy' pillbox during an assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 14 September 1944
2125. '14 Sept. 44 Barry. Flame thrower turns to take cover after assaulting 'enemy' pillbox during assault problem...
A fragmentation grenade launcher adapted for use with a smoke grenade at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 28 September 1944
2200. '28 Sept. 44 Barry. Fragmentation Grenade Launcher adapted for use with WP Smoke Grenade. C.W.S. 106th Inf Div,...
A fragmentation grenade launcher adapted for use with a smoke grenade at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 28 September 1944
2201. '28 Sept. 44 Barry. Fragmentation Grenade Launcher adapted for use with WP Smoke Grenade. C.W.S. 106th Inf Div,...
A fragmentation grenade launcher adapted for use with a smoke grenade at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 28 September 1944
2202. '28 Sept. 44 Barry. Fragmentation Grenade Launcher adapted for use with WP Smoke Grenade. C.W.S. 106th Inf Div,...
A general view of a loaded train of the 772nd Tank Battalion at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 20 September 1944
A general view of a loaded train of the 772nd Tank Battalion at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 20 September 1944. "20 Sept...
A general view of an M-30 repair truck of the 193rd Signal Repair Company at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 15 September 1944
2148. '15 Sept. 44 Barry. General View of M-30 repair truck of the 193rd Signal Repair Co It is one of several repair...
A general view of the mules at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
"3-23-44. Ecklund. A general view of the 89th DSA area where mules of the 35th QMC [Quartermaster Corps] Pack Train,...
A general view of train loaded for shipment of vehicles from Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 20 September 1944
2157. '20 Sept. 44 Kilian. General view of train loaded for shipment of vehicles by 772nd Tank Bn., from Camp Atterbury...
A general view showing mules at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 23 March 1944
"3-23-44. Ecklund. A general view showing mules being loaded with three cases of C rations, total weight of 120 lbs....
A German 88mm gun on a hillside
Photograph. A German gun on a hillside, many stripes painted on cannon. Personal caption on photo reverse:‘"German 88mm...
A group of Tunisian men sit in rubble, Tunisia, November 1944
Photograph. Tunisian civilian men in turbans and traditional garb sit on a rubble pile. Personal caption on photo...

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