Sergeant Morris Fineberg captured this photograph on January 2, 1919, during World War I. The image shows four soldiers: Private William Wachter, Private Thompson, Private Mulcahy, and Private John McCaughtry. They served as runners for the 315th Infantry, 79th Division. The soldiers delivered a message to stop firing at 11 on November 11, 1918, to Lieutenant Colonel Burt while under heavy shell fire in Etraye, Meuse, France. The photograph has been approved by the censor, without a specified date.

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Size: 8498px × 5711px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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