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Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1301. '27 June 1944. Boll. Parachute series #5 Before going up a final check of equipment is made by Lt. Hall. 168-L-44...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1294. '27 June 1944. Boll. Lt. Heavey checks location on map and points out landmarks to Lt. Robb. 168-L-44-1382.' Army...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1290. '27 June 1944. Boll. Before jumping, officers shout commands to the remaining students as though they were under...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1291. '27 June 1944. Boll. At the door of the plane Lt. Bremner awaits the green light from the pilot signaling him to...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1298. '29 June 1944. Thompson. Lt. W. A. Krahauskas, 542 Parachute Bn. Jumpmasters on C 47 prepares to jump out of...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1299. '27 June 1944. Boll. Parachute series #3 After receiving last minute weather reports and checking map date, the...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 27 June 1944
1302. '27 June 1944. Boll. The last remaining members of the class bail-out in a stick of three at three second...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 1944
1313. '6 July 44 Boll. Members of the 1st platoon, 1st Parachute Training Regt., Ft. Benning, Ga. Practice manipulation...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 1944
1315. '6 July 44 Barry. Beginning the art of becoming a Paratrooper, these trainees are practicing the proper technique...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 1944
1316. '6 July 44 Barry. After 50 minutes of continuous double timing, a platoon of trainees in the 'A' Stage of...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 1944
1317. '6 July 44 Barry. Paratroop instructor at Mock-up training door demonstrates proper position of jumper as he...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 6 July 1944
1318. '6 July 44 Wallis. Sergeant Joseph E. Fontain, instructor in Stage C of the Paratroop School at Fort Benning,...
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944
Paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944. "7 Sept 44. Griggs. Pvt William A. Eckstein Co [...
Paratrooper wearing demolition equipment at Fort Benning, Georgia on 8 September 1944
1614. '8 Sept 44. Thompson. Lt. G.G. Toth of Air Operations Office, T.P.S. shown wearing demolition equipment at...
Paratrooper with explosives in Fort Benning, Georgia on 28 June 1944
1238. '28 June 44. Preciado. Staff Sgt. Hal W. Sexton demolition paratrooper of Demolition school grouping one dozen T....
Paratrooper with full equipment at Fort Benning, Georgia on 24 July 1944
1574. '24 July 44. Milgrom. Sgt. J. Found of Academic Co. 1st Ptr., TPS, showing position of EE-8 Field Telephone on...
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 5 September 1944
1633. '5 Sept 44. Cherry. Paratroopers having just jumped from C-46 in final stage of training D stage. Taken over Ft...
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 5 September 1944
1634. '5 Sept 44. Cherry. Paratroopers getting into C-46 prior to jumping from plane in final stage of their paratroop...
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944
1626. '7 Sept 44. Oliver. Parachutes in air and just landing after being released from planes over Alabama Area of Ft....
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944
1627. '7 Sept 44. Oliver. Members of 541st Parachute Infantry in various stages after being released from planes in air...
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944
1628. '7 Sept 44. Griggs. Mass jump by 2nd Bn 541st Parachute Inf at Jump Field, Alabama Area, Fort Benning, Ga. 168-L-...
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944
1629. '7 Sept 44. Griggs. Mass jump by 2nd Bn 541st Parachute Inf at Jump Field, Alabama Area, Fort Benning, Ga. 168-L-...
Paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia on 7 September 1944
1631. '7 Sept 44. Griggs. Mass jump by 2nd Bn 541st Parachute Inf at jump field, Alabama Area, Fort Benning, Georgia....
Part of a 70 mule train carrying ammunition and barbed wire up the first incline of Firebreak Trail during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 21 March 1944
1815. '3-21-44. Ecklund. Part of a 70 mule train carrying ammunition and barbed wire up the first incline of Firebreak...
Part of a mule train carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
Soldiers leading and riding pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. "168-9-44-513." United...
Part of a mule train carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
2230. Soldiers leading pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. '168-9-44-512.' United States...
Part of a mule train carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
2232. Soldiers leading pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. '168-9-44-514.' United States...
Part of a mule train carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
Soldiers leading pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. "168-9-44-516." Hunter Liggett...
Part of a mule train carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
2226. Soldiers leading pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. '168-9-44-508.' United States...
Part of a mule train carrying rations during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
2228. Soldiers leading pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. '168-9-44-510.' United States...
Part of a mule train carrying rations up the first incline of Firebreak Trail during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in March 1944
2223. Soldiers leading pack mules through mountainous terrain during training exercises. '168-9-44-505.' United States...
Part of a mule train carrying rations up the first incline of Firebreak Trail during maneuvers at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 21 March 1944
1817. '3-21-44. Ecklund. A mule of the 37th QMC Pack Train is shown carrying rations up the first incline of Firebreak...
Partially hidden by the dust kicked up by the blast of its cannon, an M-5-A-1 tank demonstrates its fire-power at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on 11 August 1944
1984. '11 Aug 44. Barry. Partially hidden by the dust kicked up by the blast of its 75mm cannon, an M-5-A-1 tank of the...
Patano and two soldiers stand together, Fort Knox, 1941
Photograph. Patano, center, and two friends stand outside on a landing in front of a military building. Personal...
Patano stands in front of a row of pitched tents, Fort Knox, November 1941
Photograph. Patano stands in his uniform in front of a row of pitched tents. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Nov...
Patano stands outside of a military camp, California, June 1942
Photograph. Patano, in uniform, stands outside of a military camp building. Personal caption on photo reverse: "The way...

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