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TITLE Machine gun training, Camp Shelby DESCRIPTION Machine gun training, Camp Shelby Original caption: "Machine gun training under Lieutenant Ferris. The volunteers look forward to this branch of their training, as they all enjoy operating these rapid fire field pieces. They are said to be above the average in marksmanship. The 442nd combat team is composed entirely of Americans of Japanese descent who volunteered for service in the armed forces. This unit of approximately 8000 men is undergoing intensive training in all branches of combat duty, and they are looking forward with eagerness to actual service at the front." CREDIT Charles E. Mace Courtesy of National Archives DATE July 1943 |
