65602(37) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
65602(37)
Date:
March 1942
Description:
Original caption reads: "A 16 inch howitzer at Fort Story, Virginia, and fighting men who operate it." Archvist note: These men crew a 16-inch M1920 Army Howitzer in either Battery Pennington or Battery Walke at Fort Story, Virginia. Another photograph in the series features a close-up of the muzzle face. The text egraved thereon reads: "16 IN. HOW. NO. 2. ORD. DEPT. U.S.A. MOD 1920 WATERVLIET ARSENAL 1921. WT. [text obscured by paint smear, appears to read: 195418] LBS. INSP. J.L.H."
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.