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Machine-gunners in Trench
1917
Two soldiers wearing combat uniforms and holding machine guns are in a trench with barbed wire in the background. The men are in a combat zone in France.
Camp Lewis
A man demonstrating trench shooting in a fortified ditch at Camp Lewis, built in 1917.
Carrier Pigeon with Message
November 5, 1918
A soldier in uniform holds a pigeon with a message on its leg at the 4th Corps Pigeon Loft, Essey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
Sergeant Killigrow with French Children
November 4, 1918
Sgt. J.W. Killigrow, 311th Ambulance Co., 78th Division, socializing with French children who remained in Authe during the German occupation.
Troops on Transport Arriving in France
1918
View looking up towards men of the 32nd Division aboard the steamship Leviathan arriving at Brest, France.
Trench Warfare
July 1917
ROTC engineers at Fort Leavenworth learn about trench work, an important skill for World War I combat.
