[Preparing the ammunition for a 155 mm. Howitzer on a firing range in the United Kingdom are PVT Arcadic Carcifi, Philadelphia, PA., Powder man, and PVT Kenneth J. Woodward, Waterloo, Maine, who is fusing the shell. B Battery, 21st FA BN, 5th Inf Div, near Annalong, County Down, No. Ireland.]
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[Preparing the ammunition for a 155 mm. Howitzer on a firing range in the United Kingdom are PVT Arcadic Carcifi, Philadelphia, PA., Powder man, and PVT Kenneth J. Woodward, Waterloo, Maine, who is fusing the shell. B Battery, 21st FA BN, 5th Inf Div, near Annalong, County Down, No. Ireland.]
December 1, 1943
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10 × 11.6 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-43-9235
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 718
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 63 [over] 77
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-43-9235 FREEMAN 1 DEC 43 \ PREPARING THE AMMUNITION FOR A 155 MM \ HOWITZER ON A FIRING RANGE IN THE \ UNITED KINGDOM ARE PVT ARCADIO CARCIFI, \ PHILADELPHIA, PA., POWDER MAN, AND PVT \ KENNETH J. WOODWARD, WATERLOO, MAINE, \ WHO IS FUSING THE SHELL. \ B BATTERY, 21ST FA BN, 5TH INF DIV, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ NEAR ANNALONG, COUNTY DOWN, NO. IRELAND.
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL \ until reclassified by censor.
Stamped in black ink on verso TR: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 12 DEC 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso TR: [illegible initials]
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 718
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 63 [over] 77
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-43-9235 FREEMAN 1 DEC 43 \ PREPARING THE AMMUNITION FOR A 155 MM \ HOWITZER ON A FIRING RANGE IN THE \ UNITED KINGDOM ARE PVT ARCADIO CARCIFI, \ PHILADELPHIA, PA., POWDER MAN, AND PVT \ KENNETH J. WOODWARD, WATERLOO, MAINE, \ WHO IS FUSING THE SHELL. \ B BATTERY, 21ST FA BN, 5TH INF DIV, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ NEAR ANNALONG, COUNTY DOWN, NO. IRELAND.
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL \ until reclassified by censor.
Stamped in black ink on verso TR: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 12 DEC 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso TR: [illegible initials]
