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Unknown [Two African American soldiers posing with a fuel truck]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09612.05 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Germany Type: Photograph Date: 1961 Pagination: 1 Photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 11.4 cm. Order a Copy

A photograph of two African American soldiers posing with a fuel truck. One soldier is leaning on the cab while the second is sitting behind the wheel and leaning out the window. The truck is marked as belonging to the 3rd division 2nd to 13th units. It is also marked as HQ 104.

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