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Photograph of the 969th Field Artillery Battalion in uniform

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09591.13 Author/Creator: Place Written: Germany Type: Photograph Date: circa 1944-1945 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

This is a photograph of 83 members of the 969th Field Artillery Battalion. They are standing in rows with 13 sitting on the ground in front with 6 men reclining in front of them. There is a sign that reads Headquarters Battery 969 F and features 2 cannons crossed on the bottom. There are four offices in the first standing row towards the center.

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