[Staff of a divisional signal school in the United Kingdom at work in their office constructed in part from old packing box lumber. Left to right: CPL Dana Mansfield, Athens, OHIO, clerk; PVT Fred Oswald, Chicago, ILL., Draftsman; WO (JG) Floyd Thompson, Atlanta, GA., S-3; LT Geo. T. Allison, Jr., Ardmore, PA., School Commander; T/SGT Glendon R. Frank, Marshfield, WIS., Chief Instructor; and S/SGT Milton L. Jackson, Corsicana, Texas. 5th Inf Div., Newcastle, County Down, No. Ireland.]
Photograph
[Staff of a divisional signal school in the United Kingdom at work in their office constructed in part from old packing box lumber. Left to right: CPL Dana Mansfield, Athens, OHIO, clerk; PVT Fred Oswald, Chicago, ILL., Draftsman; WO (JG) Floyd Thompson, Atlanta, GA., S-3; LT Geo. T. Allison, Jr., Ardmore, PA., School Commander; T/SGT Glendon R. Frank, Marshfield, WIS., Chief Instructor; and S/SGT Milton L. Jackson, Corsicana, Texas. 5th Inf Div., Newcastle, County Down, No. Ireland.]
December 2, 1943
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 11.9 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
2007.0124.0041
Inscriptions Inscribed in red ink on recto: [censor marks on image]
Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-43-9260
Image redacted with red ink on recto.
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 725
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: [illegible, crossed out] \ 79
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-43-9260 FREEMAN 2 DEC 43 \ STAFF OF A DIVISIONAL SIGNAL SCHOOL \ IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AT WORK IN THEIR \ OFFICE CONSTRUCTED IN PART FROM OLD \ PACKING BOX LUMBER. LEFT TO RIGHT: \ CPL DANA MANSFIELD, ATHENS, OHIO, CLERK; \ PVY FRED OSWALD, CHICAGO, ILL., DRAFTS- \ MAN; WO (JG) FLOYD THOMPSON, ATLANTA, \ GA., S-3; LT GEO. T. ALLISON, JR., ARDMORE,PA., SCHOOL COMMANDER; T/SGT \ GLENDON R. FRANK, MARSHFIELD, WIS., \ CHIEF INSTRUCTOR; AND S/SGT MILTON L. \ JACKSON, CORSICANA, TEXAS. \ 5TH INF DIV., NEWCASTLE, CONTY DOWN, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ 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 \ 9 DEC 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in pencil on verso TR: [illegible initials]
Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-43-9260
Image redacted with red ink on recto.
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 725
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: [illegible, crossed out] \ 79
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-43-9260 FREEMAN 2 DEC 43 \ STAFF OF A DIVISIONAL SIGNAL SCHOOL \ IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AT WORK IN THEIR \ OFFICE CONSTRUCTED IN PART FROM OLD \ PACKING BOX LUMBER. LEFT TO RIGHT: \ CPL DANA MANSFIELD, ATHENS, OHIO, CLERK; \ PVY FRED OSWALD, CHICAGO, ILL., DRAFTS- \ MAN; WO (JG) FLOYD THOMPSON, ATLANTA, \ GA., S-3; LT GEO. T. ALLISON, JR., ARDMORE,PA., SCHOOL COMMANDER; T/SGT \ GLENDON R. FRANK, MARSHFIELD, WIS., \ CHIEF INSTRUCTOR; AND S/SGT MILTON L. \ JACKSON, CORSICANA, TEXAS. \ 5TH INF DIV., NEWCASTLE, CONTY DOWN, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ 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 \ 9 DEC 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in pencil on verso TR: [illegible initials]
