Soldiers at attention
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Identifier: 992.1.h.27
Soldiers at attention in front of building are identified in handwritten notes on back of photo: General E. W. Timberlake is in the front row; Col. Mahoney and Lt. Col. Caulk are in the second row; Soldiers in third row are Majs. Scordas, Downing, and Abbott; Capts. Shaw, Dyer, Rowe, and Litzenburger; Lts. Ackerly, Fredin, and Wilk. Shaw (Captain Leslie Avery Shaw) served in a U.S. Army antiaircraft artillery unit while stationed in Europe during World War II. Also on verso is a military censor stamp. more...
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Soldiers at attention in front of building are identified in handwritten notes on back of photo: General E. W. Timberlake is in the front row; Col. Mahoney and Lt. Col. Caulk are in the second row; Soldiers in third row are Majs. Scordas, Downing, and Abbott; Capts. Shaw, Dyer, Rowe, and Litzenburger; Lts. Ackerly, Fredin, and Wilk. Shaw (Captain Leslie Avery Shaw) served in a U.S. Army antiaircraft artillery unit while stationed in Europe during World War II. Also on verso is a military censor stamp.
Date
1945
Call Number
992.1.h.27
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Special Collections Staff Pick Collection
Military History
- World War II

Subject(s)
Soldiers--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France
Finding Aid
Shaw, Leslie Avery, Papers

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Location (spatial)
France
Type
still image
Medium
photographs
Physical Description
11.8cm x 9cm
Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/23573

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 Fri Feb 15 11:48 AM  by Nanette Hardison

This image dated 1945 is among the personal papers of Leslie Avery Shaw who served as a Captain in the 11th AAA, 49th AAA Brigade, VII Corps in the U.S. First Army that was stationed in Europe during World War II. The image is of a group of officers standing at attention in front of a building. In the front row is General E. W. Timberlake. In the second row are Col. Mahoney and Lt. Col. Caulk and in the third row (left to right) are Majors Scordas, Downing, Abbott; Captains Shaw, Dyer, Rowe, Litzenburger; and Lts. Ackerly, Fredin, and Wilk.
Tags United States Army, World War II
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