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[Photograph of American soldier sitting next to the wing of a plane]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09553.07 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 18 April 1942 Pagination: 1 silver gelatin photograph Height: 16.2 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy

A black and white photograph of an American soldier sitting on a hill next to the wing of a B-25 bomber.

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