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Shore Patrol setting up signal flags during amphibious training exercises in Morro Bay, California on 25 February 1944
710. Members of the Shore Patrol (SP) setting up signal flags on beach during amphibious training exercises. '2-25-44....
Showing positions of SCR 536 Field Radio on paratrooper with full equipment for jumping at Fort Benning, Georgia on 24 July 1944
1575. '24 July 44. Milgrom. Left view of Sgt. J. Found of Academic Company, 1st PTR, TPS, showing positions of SCR 536...
Side view of Fort Custer, Michigan
Photograph. Row of military vehicles parked between two barracks; a dirt road is in the foreground; large buildings are...
Side view of Fort Custer, Michigan
Photograph. Rows of white military barracks; a large dirt road is between two rows. Fort Custer, Michigan. No date
Sign showing radio nets in a parachute infantry regiment, likely at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1944
1566. '168-L-44-2119.' Sign showing radio nets in a parachute infantry regiment. Army Signal Corps photograph
Signal photo company being inspected in Fort Benning, Georgia on 16 June 1944
1251. '6-16-44. Sharetts. 168th Sig. Photo Co. being inspected by Major Vernon, commanding officer of the 335th Ord. Bn...
Six servicemen who are being trained in chemical warfare response in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8 January 1943
Six servicemen who are being trained in chemical warfare response. Official caption: "148-8-43. Captain Martin with...
Six soldiers suiting up, some in a camouflage pattern not used during WWII, at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1942
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Six soldiers suiting up, some in a camouflage pattern not used during WWII. The...
Skeet house for moving target practice in the United States on 17 September 1942
Master Sergeant Spinks with a skeet house for moving target practice, part of the G-5 (Civil and military co-operation...
Sleeping servicemen in bunks aboard ship
Photograph. Two soldiers sleeping in aboard ship. Official caption on reverse: "3320. From: Public Relations Division...
Smoke and flame from a flamethrower dots the horizon at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
2085. '7 Sept. 44 Barry. Smoke and flame from flame thrower dots the horizon as Engineer Assault squad attacks during...
Smoke from 81mm mortars and 105mm howitzers forms on the horizon during a demonstration given at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
1997. '11 Aug 44. Barry. Smoke from 81mm mortars and 105mm howitzers forms on the horizon at the beginning of the 1st...
Smoke from a 105mm Howitzer shell assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
2078. '7 Sept. 44 Barry. Smoke from 105mm Howitzer shell assault problem, 423rd Inf Regt. 106th Inf Div., Camp...
Smoke from a 105mm Howitzer shell assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
2082. '7 Sept. 44 Barry. Smoke from 105mm Howitzers begins to blot out horizon at beginning of assault problem held by...
Smoke from a flamethrower rises up against a smokescreen laid down by 105mm Howitzers during an assault problem at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 7 September 1944
2086. '7 Sept. 44 Barry. Smoke from flame-thrower rises up against smoke screen laid down by 105mm Howitzers during...
Smoke screen laid down by 423rd Infantry Combat team at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 8 September 1944
2072. '8 Sept. 44 Kilian. Smoke screen laid down by 423rd Inf Combat team during problem on attack of Fortified...
Smoke screen laid down by combat team at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 8 September 1944
2073. '8 Sept. 44 Kilian. Smoke screen laid down by Combat team during problem in attack of fortified positions by...
Smoke screen laid down by the 423rd Infantry Combat team during an attack on Fortified positions at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 8 September 1944
2071. '8 Sept. 44 Kilian. Smoke screen laid down by 423rd Inf Combat team during attack on Fortified positions at Camp...
Smokescreens over hills during training exercise in Fort Benning, Georgia on 8 July 1944
1361. '8 July 44. Milgrom. 105's leaving smoke screen over hills 5, 6, and 7 during Infantry Problem 448, 2nd phase....
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1459. '12 July 44. Hussey. Hold fuse lighter in good contact with fuse and pull fuse lighter with steady, even pressure...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1460. '12 July 44. Hussey. Hold fuse with forefinger and thumb nail at mount of cap. Place crimpers on thumbnail and...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1461. '12 July 44. Hussey. Hold fuse vertically, drop cap on fuse. This technique promotes speed, and accuracy. TPS...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1462. '12 July 44. Hussey. Cut off small piece of fuse, removing possibility of moisture in the end. Time fuse by...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1463. '12 July 44. Hussey. Put two blasting cap protectors on cap. Instructor shows how they are to be put on. Deml....
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1464. '12 July 44. Hussey. Be sure to scrape wires for good contact. One of the steps in preparing an explosive charge...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1465. '12 July 44. Hussey. Place cap well inside of explosive and tie cap assembly securely into block. Lt. Wm. B....
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1466. '12 July 44. Hussey. After cap has been set in charge do not forget loops and hitches around the charge. Prime...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1467. '12 July 44. Hussey. Prepare cap-well in explosive by gouging with crimper handle. TPS Dem'l. Division, Ft....
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1471. '12 July 44. Farrand. Attaching primer cord detonation assembly to main ring. Lt. W. B. Dillard, instructor in...
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1472. '12 July 44. Farrand. Check reel wire for breaks. One of the steps in getting an explosive charge ready....
Soldier demonstrates one of the steps in preparing an explosive charge at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 July 1944
1477. '12 July 44. Farrand. Searing charge branch line from each charge to main line, C2 primed by overhand knot made...
Soldier demonstrating how to swim while bandaged at Fort Benning, Georgia on 14 July 1944
1513. '14 July 44. Bradlor. Picture shows how an injured man would swim if necessary with bandages etc. The method is...
Soldier eating outside, Fort Sill, 1944
Photograph. Soldier in a winter coat and helmet eating from a mess kit on a snow-covered bank. Personal caption on...
Soldier eating outside, Fort Sill, 1944
Photograph. A soldier in a winter coat sitting on rocks and eating from his mess kit; the ground is covered in snow....
Soldier firing a 105mm Howitzer at Fort Benning, Georgia on 12 October 1944
1726. '12 Oct 44. Paik. 105mm Howitzers of the 607 FA Bn 71st Div, Fort Benning, Ga. 168-L-44-16510.' Army Signal Corps...
Soldier holding a large antenna, probably at a communications station, during training exercises at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in 1944
2248. Soldier holding a large antenna, probably at a communications station, during training exercises. '168-9-44-530...

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