Machine-gun squads guarding an observation balloon in Menil-la-Tour, France, in 1918. The photo was taken by Sgt. White. The balloon is part of Company B, 2nd Balloon Squadron. This image is numbered 7678 and is labeled as a Syrool machine gun squad.

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