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Unknown [African American soldier sitting in a fuel truck]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09612.14 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 an African American soldier sitting in a fuel truck. The truck is marked as HQ 104, and the soldier belongs to the 3rd armored division called Spearhead.

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