U.S. Coast Artillery in action at Lenoncourt (Meuse)
Title
U.S . Coast Artillery in action at Lenoncourt (Meuse)
Description
Group of American soldiers in the process of loading a howitzer . There is a sign on a tree that reads : "7th Bty Howitzer Regt CAC " indicating this group to be a part of the Seventh Battery Howitzer Regiment of the Coastal Artillery Corps .
Historical note
A howitzer is a short barreled cannon used for firing shells at a high angle of elevation , as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench .
Date
approximately 1918
Place
Meurthe-et-Moselle (France)
Collection name
Karl Kleeman World War I Photographs
Accession number
2006-059
Education Tags
US.28 World War I
Subjects
Soldiers Military uniforms Campaigns & battles Howitzers Cannons Artillery (Weaponry) World War, 1914-1918
Owning Institution
Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#
33124
Digital Type
Still Image
Digital format
Image/jp2
Media Type
Photographs
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