American troops in the British West Indies engaged in field maneuvers. Mobile machine gun unit getting practice under simulated war conditions. The bolo knife strapped to the belt of the soldier aiming the machine gun comes in handy for cutting through thick undergrowth and barbed wire entanglements
Summary
Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1942
Location
Jamaica, 15.33841, -92.52564
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html