Private Arthur A. Furst from the 78th Division is shown in this photograph taken on October 8, 1918. The image captures him during a hand grenade explosion used for creating a smoke screen in the Argonne Forest near Beaucamp, Meuse, France. The photograph was approved by the censor but the date of approval is unknown.


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