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| Title | Fort Benning Infantry School |
| Photographer | U.S. Army Signal Corps
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| Description | View of assault troops establishing a bridgehead for a pontoon Bridge on the Chattahoochee river during training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. |
| Geographic Location | Fort Benning (Columbus, Ga.)
Columbus (Ga.)
Chattahoochee River
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| Subject | Military training--Georgia--Columbus
Military uniforms--1940-1950--United States
Military personnel--United States
Rivers--Georgia
Bridges--Georgia--Columbus
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Columbus
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| Corporate Name | Fort Benning (Ga.) Lawson Army Air Field
Fort Benning (Ga.)
United States Army Infantry School
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| Date Original | 1942 April 25 |
| Date Digital | 2006 |
| Type | 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin print
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| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Catalogue Number | VIS 75.25.01 |
| Collection | Allen D. Albert Photographs |
| Related Collections | MSS 744, Allen D. Albert Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center |
| Publisher | Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30305 |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required. |
| Notes | Fort Benning is an army base located southwest of Columbus, Georgia. The base is named after Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, a Confederate general who was a resident of Columbus. Established in 1918 as Camp Benning, the facility provided basic training for units participating in World War I. During World War II the base provided training for officers, as well as infantry and airborne units. The United States Army Infantry School, and the Airborne School remained at Fort Benning after the war. |
| Source | ahc075025001a.jpg |
