"Factual caption: Photo 111-SC-7718 depicts the aftermath of an enemy shell attack on March 4, 1918, in Badenviller, France. The image shows the location where a Stokes trench mortar and its seven-man crew were completely destroyed. Sergeant Walter Porch was in charge, but two crew members could not be located after the incident."

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