Paul Oglesby
Pvt. Paul Oglesby, 30th Infantry, standing in reverence before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church. Note: pews at left appear undamaged, while bomb-shattered roof is strewn about the sanctuary. Acerno, Italy.
- Date
- 1944-08
- Photographer / author
- Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau.
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 2,156 × 2,837 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information).
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