Several soldiers of the 40th Infantry Division practice shooting pistols at the range set up on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Several soldiers of the 40th Infantry Division practice shooting pistols at the range set up on Cape Gloucester. Notice they have been trained to shoot with one hand on their hip. "Pistol range at 40th Div base camp, New Britain." Cape Gloucester, New Britain. September 1944. One soldier appears to be firing a .45 automatic, M1911A1. The soldier on the far left appears to be firing a .45 caliber M1917 revolver.
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$120.00
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1944-09-
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
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Gloucester, Cape
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Soldiers--American--New Britain
Handguns
Target practice--New Britain