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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. A couple of husky marines and the ground tackle of a barrage balloon don't take long getting acquainted. Special Marine Corps units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add balloon barrage technique to their large repertoire of fighting methods

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. A couple of husky marines and the ground tackle of a barrage balloon don't take long getting acquainted. Special Marine Corps units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add balloon barrage technique to their large repertoire of fighting methods

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. A couple of husky marines and the ground tackle of a barrage balloon don't take long getting acquainted. Special Marine Corps units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add balloon barrage technique to their large repertoire of fighting methods

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Marines in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add one more fighting trick to the many they already know. These fast, powerful tractors are used for positioning power winches from which tactical formations of barrage balloons are controlled

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Marines in training at Parris Island, South Carolina, add one more fighting trick to the many they already know. These fast, powerful tractors are used for positioning power winches from which tactical formations of barrage balloons are controlled

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barrages is just another chore for the versatile marines. Special units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina handle the big bag with customary marine snap and precision

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Marines in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add one more fighting trick to the many they already know. These fast, powerful tractors are used for positioning power winches from which tactical formations of barrage balloons are controlled

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. A couple of husky marines and the ground tackle of a barrage balloon don't take long getting acquainted. Special Marine Corps units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add balloon barrage technique to their large repertoire of fighting methods

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01/01/1942
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Parris Island (historical) ,  32.32806, -80.69148
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Graduate register nurse, above, receives instruction in technique of anesthesia from doctor. There is a great demand for more well qualified anesthetists at present

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

A black and white photo of a person laying on a bed. Office of War Information Photograph

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Working on innerbottom units

Washington Water Power Company Monroe Street Plant, Units 4 & 5, South Bank Spokane River, below Monroe Street Bridge, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees ready for flight

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The cedars of Lebanon (Arz) near Tripoli. The cedar grove, monument to Imperial Army Ski Units, 1941-1944

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. An aerial "tugboat" of the Marine Corps. The leatherneck pilot of this glider will tow three planes high above Page Field at Parris Island, South Carolina as part of six-week training course the Marines are giving to selected units

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees and instructor

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south carolina beaufort county parris island safety film negatives parris island historical parris island marine corps barrage balloons marine corps barrage balloons couple ground barrage balloon special units special marine corps units technique balloon barrage technique repertoire methods aviators american history us marine corps united states history balloon 1940 s couple 1940 s library of congress