Lt. Col. John E. Weber, commanding officer of a Marine battalion on Cape Gloucester, sitting on his helmet, receives a report from one of his company commanders.
Private First Class Vincent W. Miley, looking on, blows cigarette smoke out of his nose. January, 1944. Photographer: Brenner, USMC. 127-GR-70-72050
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- 1944
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- Signal Corps Archive from Ireland and United States
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- Wikimedia Commons
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