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[Unidentified soldier]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.204 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1942-1949 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 6 cm, Width: 8.8 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of an unidentified soldier standing on a path in front of a tree. He was most likely in Eugene Williams' unit. In the lower right corner, someone has written, "Love you. Piggy".

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