Cpl. Keen Polk took this photograph on December 13, 1918, showing the battlefield north of Fleville. The presence of shell bursts indicates the American position. The fighting in this area was different from the dense forest fighting, forcing American soldiers to engage the Germans in open combat. This image was taken near Fle- ville in the Argonne Forest, Meuse, France. The photograph was passed by the censor, but the exact date is unknown.

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