Members of the 301st Engineers, Co. A, 4th Army Corps, are seen examining ancient ammunition on display in the courtyard at Burg Eltz. The large stones, known to have been thrown by a catapult at the old castle, were found at the base of the castle hill. The soldiers in the image are Pvt. Frank Grandel, Cpl. Benoit, and Pvt. Roberts. The location of this photograph is "Burg Eltz" near Moselkern, Germany.


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