
Caption | Men of 697th Field Artillery Battalion firing 240mm howitzer at Mignano, Italy, 30 Jan 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Boyle | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 111-SC-187126 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 30 Jan 1944 | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Susie Henry says:
1 Jul 2010 03:38:45 PM
My uncle, Ernest Mathis, was with the Fifth Army in Italy as a Cannoneer serving with the 697th Field Artillery Battalion on the Fifth Army front. They were the first to fire this 240 mm howitzer in combat.
1 Jul 2010 03:38:45 PM
My uncle, Ernest Mathis, was with the Fifth Army in Italy as a Cannoneer serving with the 697th Field Artillery Battalion on the Fifth Army front. They were the first to fire this 240 mm howitzer in combat.
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