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Caption | Private Paul Romanick of Battery B, 103rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, US 1st Infantry Division cleaning 40mm anti-aircraft gun, Sourbrodt, Belgium, 31 Dec 1944; note 6 swastika symbols his 6 kills ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Sourbrodt, Wallonie, Belgium | ||||||||
Date | 31 Dec 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | Bill Augustine | ||||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Luis Clarkson says:
27 Dec 2009 06:52:12 PM
The quality of the photo is perfect.
27 Dec 2009 06:52:12 PM
The quality of the photo is perfect.
3. martie large says:
8 Oct 2014 09:05:51 AM
Who cares swastikas are backwards , my dad was in the 103rd , they kick there Nazi ass's , that you
8 Oct 2014 09:05:51 AM
Who cares swastikas are backwards , my dad was in the 103rd , they kick there Nazi ass's , that you
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27 Dec 2009 03:07:46 PM
The 6 swastikas are backwards, the picture is in the wrong side.