Members of the 311th Machine Gun Battalion, a unit of the 79th Division, are seen here digging in on the side of a hill in Samogneux, Meuse, France. They have taken this position to protect themselves from shellfire during World War I. This photograph was taken on November 3, 1918, and received on December 2, 1918. It was passed by the censor.

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