Lieutenant Sears took this photograph on October 22, 1918, in Pretz, Meuse, France. It shows Lt. Col. Charles L. Mitchell, commanding officer of the 318th Regiment Infantry, 80th Division, and Major Charles Sweeny, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 318th Regiment Infantry, having a conversation over a map. The photo was approved by the censor, but the exact date is unknown.

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