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US Army African-American soldiers setting up a 155mm howitzer in France, 28 Jun 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     US Army African-American soldiers setting up a 155mm howitzer in France, 28 Jun 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   111-SC-191890-S
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Normandy Campaign, Phase 1   Main article  Photos  Maps  
155 mm Howitzer M1   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,412 x 1,087 pixels
Photos on Same Day 28 Jun 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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1. Commenter identity confirmed BILL says:
1 Mar 2009 10:56:24 AM

The 6.1 inch or 155mm M-114A-1 Howitzer or better known to VietNam Artillerymen as "The Pig" it was a bitch to work on in the monsoons, lifting the trails, and moving the weapon in direction of fire. It was back-breaking work, when the gun was fired, the recoil pushed the howitzer off the wooden platform, you had to pull the gun back to firing position using the 5 ton truck. During the dry it was season was no better, the heat, dust, and moving from one position to the other. The Army was using 155 ammo made in 1945. Artillery worked 24 hrs a day 7 days a week 365 days a year you worked your *** off!! The weight of a 155 round, was 94.6 lbs. hump those all year. That's when I was younger, much younger had my hands into everything.

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