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[Unidentified soldier]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.208 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1942-1949 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 9 cm, Width: 5.8 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of an unidentified soldier standing on a path. He was most likely in Eugene Williams' unit. Someone has written "15" in pencil on the back.

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