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GI Eating Rations

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A GI of the United States 76th Infantry Division dines on K rations outside a German pillbox.

Date Created:
February 1945
Creator:
Signal Corps Photography Lab

Publication Information

Creator Signal Corps Photography Lab
Date Created February 1945

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Call Number CF 7

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012B14
Legacy ID
WHi 67457

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