[T/SGT Harry A. Downard, Jr., San Diego, Calif., and PVT John T. Raia, Hollywood, Calif., signal corps photographers, get a taste of realistic warfare while undergoing a battle inoculation course in the United Kingdom. 5th Inf Div, near Rostrevor, County Down, No. Ireland]
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[T/SGT Harry A. Downard, Jr., San Diego, Calif., and PVT John T. Raia, Hollywood, Calif., signal corps photographers, get a taste of realistic warfare while undergoing a battle inoculation course in the United Kingdom. 5th Inf Div, near Rostrevor, County Down, No. Ireland]
December 15, 1943
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.1 × 11.7 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in red ink on recto: [censor marks on image]
Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-43-9607
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 325
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 89
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-43-9607 FREEMAN 15 DEC 43 \ T/SGT HARRY A. DOWNARD, JR., SAN DIEGO, \ CALIF., AND PVT JOHN T. RAIA, HOLLYWOOD, \ CALIF., SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOGRAPHERS, GET \ A TASTE OF REALISTIC WARFARE WHILE \ UNDERGOING A BATTLE INOCULATION COURSE \ IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. \ 5TH INF DIV, NEAR ROSTREVOR, COUNTY [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ DOWN, NO. IRELAND. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL \ until reclassified by censor.
Stamped in black ink on verso BR: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ DEC 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in pencil on verso BC: [illegible initials]
Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-43-9607
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 325
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 89
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-43-9607 FREEMAN 15 DEC 43 \ T/SGT HARRY A. DOWNARD, JR., SAN DIEGO, \ CALIF., AND PVT JOHN T. RAIA, HOLLYWOOD, \ CALIF., SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOGRAPHERS, GET \ A TASTE OF REALISTIC WARFARE WHILE \ UNDERGOING A BATTLE INOCULATION COURSE \ IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. \ 5TH INF DIV, NEAR ROSTREVOR, COUNTY [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ DOWN, NO. IRELAND. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL \ until reclassified by censor.
Stamped in black ink on verso BR: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ DEC 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in pencil on verso BC: [illegible initials]
