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[803rd Pioneer Infantry Battalion on the U.S.S. Philippine (troop ship) from Brest harbor, France, July 18, 1919]. no. 29

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[803rd Pioneer Infantry Battalion on the U.S.S. Philippine (troop ship) from Brest harbor, France, July 18, 1919]. no. 29

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Summary

Photograph shows soldiers sitting near cargo crates on the deck of the U.S.S. Philippine, during tranport back to the United States, 1919.
Set title from Gladstone collection checklist. Caption devised by Library staff.
Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M83-M99.
"no. 29" -noted on front of image.
One of 16 photographs from an incomplete set showing the 803rd on their return to the United States after World War I.
Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.297).

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Date

01/01/1919

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Location

Brest (France), 48.40000, -4.48333

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