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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for everything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. The special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks make a strong medicine against Axis aircraft. Special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina send up part of a tactical formation of barrage balloons that prevent dive bombing and the strafing of important ground installations
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks make a strong medicine against Axis aircraft. Special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina send up part of a tactical formation of barrage balloons that prevent dive bombing and the strafing of important ground installations
Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for everything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. The special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over
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. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 552.
Tags
south carolina
beaufort county
parris island
safety film negatives
lot 1822
alfred t palmer
united states office for emergency management
photo
marine corps barrage balloons
barrage balloon
marine units
office of war information
farm security administration
united states history
balloon
military ballooning
blimp
library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Location
beaufort county
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain