Above: Pvt. Peters of the Signal Corps captures the devastating aftermath of shell and bomb attacks in a town near Poperinghe, Belgium. This view from the top of the Town Hall tower highlights the widespread destruction caused during the war. Source: Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One, NLBEN E, Nov. 3, 1918

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