Troops from the 40th Division, also known as the "Mile High Boys" of the 158th Infantry from California, hiking in the hills of Southern California and along the Pacific Coast during World War I. This image shows the men setting up camp for the night in a beautiful wheat field. Photograph taken on May 2, 1918, at Camp Kearny in San Diego, California. Caption censored and released on May 3, 1918, by Historical Branch, War Plans Division. Image number SC-8695.

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