SC 335430 - 105mm self-propelled howitzer gets a cleaning from its crew, having been in the Siege of Brest, France.

            L to R: Pvt. John B. Siirila, Berkeley, Cal.; and Cpl. Robert Silverman, San Francisco, Cal., are poking the gun cleaning rod in and out. Pvt. Ed DeSimmons, Atlantic City, N.J., cleans the machine gun. Pvt. Bert Lavaro, Potsdam, N.Y., wipes the howitzer barrel, as Sgt. William Entrekin, Tallapoosa, Ga., tests the field telephone. 83rd Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division. 13 August, 1944.

83rd Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division.

Photographer: Gilbert. 

Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive.

Taken on: August 13, 1944

Sets appears in: • European Theater • France more » • France - North • Self-Propelled Artillery • M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage • 6th Armored Division « less

Groups appears in: • Artillery • Tracked Military Vehicles

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