Soldiers drill at a 155mm coastal defense gun protecting the Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1940.

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Caption     Soldiers drill at a 155mm coastal defense gun protecting the Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1940. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Date  1940
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUS Army via Ramey Air Force Base Historical Association
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 731 x 1,024 pixels



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WW2-Era Location Name:
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

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18.4976, -67.1487

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