The image shows Headquarters Company of the 149th Regiment Field Artillery, formerly 1st Regiment Field Artillery, Illinois National Guard, digging a dugout for headquarters in Bonamenil, France. Colonel Henry J. Reilly is the commanding officer. The photograph was taken on March 9, 1918 and was censored and released on April 20, 1918 by the War College division.

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