Soldiers placing the charge of pyrocelleous powder in a rifle to launch a 1070 lb. shell on a 16-mile journey. This photo features Sgt. Combs, , taken on June 24, 1919 by photographer ECD. Classified as official use only and not for publication. Image from the collection 188UED, photographed under symbol A.

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