Lieutenant Seara, a photographer for the Signal Corps, took this photograph, titled 111-SC-31959, on October 27, 1918. It shows members of the 1st Battalion, 318th Infantry from the 80th Division being instructed on the use of French hand grenades, specifically shock grenades. These grenades have a danger range of only 7 yards. The 80th Division was originally composed of troops from Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and was organized and trained at Camp Lee in Petersburg, Virginia.

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