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Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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. Setting up balloon barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 n...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 b...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 Marines have the sit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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 ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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. Marines in training at P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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. Setting up balloon barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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 marine...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 b...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, military, or refugee camp, temporary settlement, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for anything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. Special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain rare proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over

Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in ...

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

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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 n...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in hand. That goes for anything they tackle -- like this barrage balloon, for example. Special Marine Corps units at Parris Island, South Carolina gain rare proficiency with this new fighting tool that the leathernecks have taken over

Marine Corps barrage balloons. The Marines have the situation well in ...

Public domain photograph of South Carlina in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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. Marines in training at P...

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

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 marine...

Public domain photograph of South Carlina in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a Marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 Marines have the sit...

Public domain photograph of South Carlina in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

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

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 ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

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

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 b...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

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

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. Setting up balloon barra...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

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

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 ...

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

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 n...

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

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, blimp, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

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

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 Marines have the sit...

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

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Public domain photograph of South Carlina in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, military, or refugee camp, temporary settlement, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 b...

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

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 marine...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a Marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck...

Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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. Marines in training at P...

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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 marine...

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

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 n...

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

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 n...

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Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

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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 ...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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 Marines have the sit...

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

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. Setting up balloon barra...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

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

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

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