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SC 257649 Private John B. Folstrom measures German shells, Anzio Beachhead, April 11, 1944

Private John B. Folstrom measures German shells, Anzio Beachhead, April 11, 1944
Title: Private John B. Folstrom measures German shells, Anzio Beachhead, April 11, 1944
Caption: Anzio Campaign, 1944. Private John B. Folstrom, of the 236th Ordnance Company, holds a yardstick next to three "DUD" German shells collected in the Anzio Beachhead, April 11, 1944. Shells are (from left): 280mm, 170mm and 150mm. Note rifling flanges on the 280mm shell, and its missing windshield. Photographed by Blau.
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Catalog #: SC 257649
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographed by Blau.
Original Date: Tue, Apr 11, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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