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Artillery Fire


Title	Artillery Fire
Creator	Overstreet, Charles
Subject [LCSH]	252nd Field Artillery Battalion 252nd Field Artillery Battalion, Headquarters Radio Unit Camp McCoy, Wisconsin Fort McCoy, Wisconsin World War II World War, 1939-1945 Overstreet, Charles 401 Howitzer CM3 Artillery gun Artillery gun
Description	A photograph taken by Corporal Charles Overstreet of his unit during training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin in 1943. Corporal Overstreet was a T5 technician and battalion photographer of the Headquarters Battery Radio Unit of the 252nd Field Artillery Battalion. This photo shows the unit learning how to fire a 401 Howitzer CM43 artillery gun. Original photograph size: 2.09 in (h) x 2.34 in (w).
Date.Original	circa 1943
Collection Publisher	Charles Overstreet
Rights	Charles and Katie Overstreet have generously allowed the Flora Public Library to borrow their collection for digitization.
Type	Image

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