A parachute carrying a cage of six pigeons descends to troops of the 71st Division operating in difficult mountainous terrain at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 24 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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1859. '3-24-44. Freeney. Orange and white nine foot parachute carrying a cage of six pigeons descends to troops of the 71st Div operating in difficult mountainous terrain at HLMR. Pigeons are supplied by this method to both the 71st and 89th Divs by the 1st combat Section, 1st Platoon, 283rd Signal Pigeon Co. HLMR Mtn. Man. 168-9-44-608.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Freeney. Hunter Liggett Military Reservation. 24 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
Latitude:
35.917
Longitude:
121.250
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Parachutes--American--California
Homing pigeons--California