A soldier protects his rifle with a ration box in Elsenborn, Belgium on 30 January 1945
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
A soldier protects his rifle with a ration box. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 10940 30 Jan. Credit...US Army Signal Corps. Photog: Pfc. Sellers 165. Pvt. Albert Hart, 15 French St., Methuen, Mass. puts an empty 'K ration' box over the muzzle of his M-1 to protect it from the snow. Pvt. Hart is with Company K, 393rd Regiment, 99th Division, near Elsenborn in Belgium. S/. Co. K; 393 Regt., 99 Div.; Elsenborn, Belgium." Passed for publication as censored on 2 February 1945.
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"1945-01-30"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
Elsenborn
Latitude:
50.450
Longitude:
6.217
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Belgium
Snow--Belgium
Cold--Belgium
Adaptive reuse--Belgium
Rifles--American--Belgium