A machine gun crew prepares to open fire from the shelter of a shell crater. These men are frequent targets of sharpshooters and snipers. The photo was taken on May 16, 1918, in Petit Preissy, France, by Pvt. Longacre. It was received on June 22, 1918, and censored and released on June 28, 1918. The photo belongs to the 18th Machine Gun Battalion, Division.

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