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Members of a tank destroyer unit of the 90th Div., use the shutters of a damaged building to camouflage their gun as they set up in a position covering a road, somewhere in France
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Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard, 1944: Members of a tank destroyer unit of the 90th Div., use the shutters…

Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard, 08/19/1944

SC 193111Field no. ETO-HQ-44-11687RG 111
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Members of a tank destroyer unit of the 90th Div., use the shutters of a damaged building to camouflage their gun as they set up in a position covering a road, somewhere in France. This position covers the possibility of a break-through by German armored forces. Left to right: Sgt, Ross E. Culbaus [Gudbaur], Bonner's Ferry, Idaho; Pfc. William J. Pierson, Helene, Mont; and Cpl. John S. Blair, Petroleum, Ind., France, August 19, 1944.

Date
08/19/1944
Place
Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard · exact position
Photographer
Anders
Units
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Company C
People
Sgt. Ross E. Culbaus [Gudbaur]; Pfc. William J. Pierson; Cpl John J. Blair
SC number
193111
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-11687
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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