Third Battalion of the 6th Marine Regiment forming a formation in Neuwied, Germany to await the arrival of Major General John A. Lejeune and his staff. The formation is for the receiving of medals that will be presented by the General. In the background is the village of Housen, which houses an insane asylum known as the Ann Kloster. The Marines of the battalion are also billeted at the Kloster.

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