Sergeant Marshall captured this photograph (111-SC-22531) on August 22, 1918. It shows the aftermath of a German bomb explosion that occurred the previous night in Baccarat, France, between 9 and 10 PM. The bomb hit the cornice of a building, then exploded in the air, resulting in the deaths of four men and five horses. Pieces of the bomb are visible in the image. Private Raymond R. Smith from Company B, 112th Field Signal Battalion of the 37th Division witnessed his comrade's death in the stable door, just ten feet away, but fortunately escaped unhurt. The date the image was passed by th
Sergeant Marshall captured this photograph (111-SC-22531) on August 22, 1918. It shows the aftermath of a German bomb explosion that occurred the previous night in Baccarat, France, between 9 and 10 PM. The bomb hit the cornice of a building, then exploded in the air, resulting in the deaths of four men and five horses. Pieces of the bomb are visible in the image. Private Raymond R. Smith from Company B, 112th Field Signal Battalion of the 37th Division witnessed his comrade's death in the stable door, just ten feet away, but fortunately escaped unhurt. The date the image was passed by the censor is unknown. (50 words)
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