Mess personnel of the 71st Infantry Division have set up fires and heated all 'C' rations which were served to the men from a large pot on 10 March 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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1792. '3-10-44. Sharetts. Mess personnel of HQ Co, 2nd Bn, 14th Inf, 71 L Div, have set up fires and heated all 'C' rations which were served to the men from a large pot. A shortage of food caused the company to open all 'C' rations and give each man an equal share. There were 'seconds'. HLMR Mtn. Man. 168-9-44-541.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Sharetts. 10 March 1944

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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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Fort Hunter Liggett
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35.917
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121.250
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Soldiers--American--California