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"The Army travels on its stomach'
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Pont Brocard, 1944: "The Army travels on its stomach'

Pont Brocard, 07/29/1944

SC 191889SField no. ETO-HQ-44-9163RG 111
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"The Army travels on its stomach'. while the town of Mont [Pont] Brocard is heavily bombarded by the eneny, Pfc. Joseph De Freitos [Freitas], 316 New Main Street, Yonkers, New York, pauses in the shelter of a building, uses a window for a buffet, and calmly cooks his dinner of C ration. France, July 29, 1944.

Date
07/29/1944
Place
Pont Brocard · exact position
Photographer
Ford
SC number
191889S
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-9163
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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