Soldiers of Battery B, 102nd Field Artillery, from the 26th Division, arriving at disinfecting plant to be treated for lice and get a bath and fresh clothes. This was a common occurrence as 80 to 90% of soldiers would have lice after being on the frontline for an extended period of time. Saacy, France. September 12, 1918.

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