Private J. E. Gibbon of the Signal Corps is seen in this photograph (111-SC-44062) taken in December 1918. The photo was taken from the summit of Cote 295 (Map coordinates , Verdun B), also known as "Le Mort Homme." The image depicts the view towards the east (azimuth 90 degrees) of Cummieres, Meuse, France. It shows the battlefield "Dead Man's Hill" and the remnants of trenches from 1916. Official notes indicate that this photograph was issued under the number H and part of the

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