Sgt. Leo Merper listens attentively as Brig. Gen. Edgar Russell addresses the officers and men of the 323rd Field Signal Battalion and 106th Field Signal Battalion. The photo was taken on January 7, 1919, in Bracieux, Loir et Cher, France. Major Chas. W. Bass is the commanding officer.

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