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A Signal Corps pigeon is placed into a cage with five other pigeons during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 22 March 1944
1855. '3-22-44. Freeney. A Sig Corps pigeon is placed into a cage with 5 other pigeons. These cages were dropped by a 9...
A smoke screen from 155mm Howitzer shells completely blinds the 'enemy' to troop movements during an assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 6 September 1944
2040. '6 Sept. 44 Barry. Smoke screen from 155mm How. Shells completely hide the Horizon and blinds the 'enemy' to...
A soldier aims a Browning Automatic Rifle, Fort Benning, 1942
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Mittelstaedt"s movement: A soldier in glasses aims a Browning Automatic Rifle (...
A soldier bandages a mule's leg at the 30th Veterinary General Hospital at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 31 March 1944
1971. '3-31-44. Freeney. T/5 James H. Kitchen bandages a mule's leg at the 30th Vet. Gen. Hospital at HLMR, Cal. HLMR...
A soldier clamping on W130 wire to a EE8A to be used as a local staff installation at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1878. '3-24-44. Ecklund. T/5 W T Gardner is clamping on W130 wire to a EE8A to be used as a local staff installation....
A soldier clamping on W130 wire to a EE8A to be used as a local staff installation at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1879. '3-24-44. Ecklund. M/Sgt J G Soffer, right, is connecting the W130 wire to an improvised Terminal strip that T/5...
A soldier cleans his rifle at Hunter Leggitt Military Reservation in California on 10 March 1944
1796. '3-10-44. Paik. Pvt D. W. Lay of 731 Machine Gun bn, A.A., 1st Squad Provisional Battery cleans his rifle in his...
A soldier from the 193rd Signal Repair Company works on a Dynamoter at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 15 September 1944
2151. '15 Sept. 44 Barry. Pvt Frank Nuzikar, 193rd Sig Repair Company, takes a Dynamoter (612-5H) from pile of...
A soldier from the 271st Engineer Combat Battalion learning to operate a power shovel at Sand Hill, Fort Benning on 13 October 1944
1770. '13 Oct 44. Paik. Student from the 271 Eng Combat Bn, learning to operate power shovel at Sand Hill, Fort Benning...
A soldier from the 353rd Infantry Regiment operates his SCR '300' in the field at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1890. '3-24-44. Ecklund. This general view shows how Pfc D B Duncan Hq and Serv Co 353 Inf Regt, 89 Div, operates his...
A soldier from the 607th Field Artillery Battalion with a firing chart at Fort Benning on 12 October 1944
1777. '12 Oct 44. Paik. Firing chart at fire direction center of B Battery, 607 FA Bn, 71st Div, Fort Benning, Ga. 168-...
A soldier from the 658th Clearing Company Medical Corps administers to a patient of his ward. at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 27 March 1944
1955. '3-27-44. Freeney. Tec/5 John B. Estes, 658th Clearing Co. Medical Corps, in charge of a ward tent at HLMR....
A soldier of the 71st Infantry Division washing clothes in a cold mountain stream on 9 March 1944
1785. '3-9-44. Muldrew. Pfc Eugene J. Berringer of Rockaway, Pennsylvania, member of Co 'I', 14th Inf. Regt., 71st Div...
A soldier performs a hoof operation on a mule at 30th Veterinary General Hospitalat Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 31 March 1944
1972. (Missing date, photographer and lots of words in description) 'Railsback performs . . . on a mule at the 30t j...
A soldier performs a hoof operation on a mule at the 30th Veterinary General Hospital at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 31 March 1944
1973. '3-31-44. Freeney. Cpl. Lee T. Railsbakc performs a hoof operation while attendants assist and comfort the animal...
A soldier pharmacist at his work bench in the Pharmacy at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 27 March 1944
1944. '3-27-44. Freeney. T-4 Patrick Devereaux of the 636th clearing Co. Medical Corps, Pharmacist in charge, at his...
A soldier places wire high up in trees and bushes as another soldier reels the wire off a reel unit at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1908. '3-24-44. Ecklund. T/5 W T Gardner is placing W130 wire high up in trees and bushes as Pfc R. B. Kirkpatrick...
A soldier placing W130 wire high up in tree during a training exercise at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1907. '3-24-44. Ecklund. T/5 W T Gardner, 89 Sig Platoon is placing W130 wire high up in tree during his task of...
A soldier receives a message from outpost observers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 23 March 1944
1849. '3-23-44. J. P. Johnson. Radio Cpl. J. T. Sheridan and operator Pvt B. M. Dennard, H. Q. and Service Battery...
A soldier receives a message over a receiver-transmitter set during mountain maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 22 March 1944
1834. '3-22-44. J. P. Johnson. Radio Cpl Owen Curren receives message over S.C.R. 284 A Receiver-Transmitter set at H.Q...
A soldier receives a message over a receiver-transmitter set during mountain maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 22 March 1944
1842. '3-22-44. J. P. Johnson. Cpl J. L. Roberts of Battery C, 609th F.A., 71st L. Div., receives range corrections and...
A soldier receiving a message from an outpost observer at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 23 March 1944
1845. '3-23-44. J. P. Johnson. Radio Col. J. T. Sheridan (left) H.Q. and Service Battery 609th F.A. 71st L. Div.,...
A soldier speaking over a SCR '300' to an advance patrol during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1862. '3-24-44. Ecklund. Pfc D B Duncan, Hq and Serv Co, 353 Inf Regt is speaking over a SCR '300' to an advance patrol...
A soldier speaking over a SCR '300' to an advance patrol during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1865. '3-24-44. Ecklund. Pfc D.B.Duncan, Hq and Serv Co, 353 Inf Regt, 89 Div, is speaking to an advance patrol near...
A soldier speaking over a SCR '300' to an advance patrol during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1867. '3-24-44. Ecklund. Pfc D. B. Duncan, Hq and Serv Co, 353 Inf Regt, 89 Div, is speaking over a SCR '300' to an...
A soldier testing an EE8A field telephone at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 March 1944
1909. '3-24-44. Ecklund. T/5 W. T. Gardner, 89 Sig Platoon, 89 Div, is testing a EE8A Field Telephone he has just...
A soldier with a mule that is carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
2227. A soldier and his pack mule rest during training exercises. '168-9-44-509.' United States of America, specific...
A solider on leave visiting family in Bakersfield, California during World War II
Photograph. A soldier in civilian clothing standing with family members, possibly grandparents and sister, in...
A stone bridge crosses a moat and leads to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, 1945
Photograph. A stone bridge crosses a moat and leads to the Imperial Palace. Personal caption on photo reverse: "...
A tank Battalion of the 106th Infantry Division during a demonstration given at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
2016. '11 August 44. Kilian. M-4 medium tanks in line at the demonstration of the fire power of a platoon of tanks in...
A tank destroyer crew goes into action with their 3' anti-tank gun of a combined Infantry-Artillery-Tank demonstration given at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
1975. '11 Aug 44. Barry. A tank destroyer crew goes into action with their 3' anti-tank gun. As members of the 822nd...
A U.S. Army jeep drawing drinking water from a tank that had been chlorinated at Fort Benning on 11 October 1944
1742. '11 Oct 44. Paik. Jeep from 66th Reg 71st Div, drawing drinking water from tank that had been chlorinated. 168-L-...
A U.S. Navy blimp, landing craft and an FS ship during demonstration in New Orleans in 1944
A U.S. Navy blimp, landing craft and an FS Freight Supply 170' long ship built by Higgins on the waters of Lake...

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