[Members of the 10th Infantry Regt., 5th Infantry Div. Fire back at the unseen ememy from behind this wall where they were pinned down by German 20mm gun fire. [typed but crossed out: 44-20302 19 Nov U.S. Infantry troops of the 10th Regt., 5th Infantry Division, break down the front door on this house in Metz France, to clear the place of any enemy stragglers who may be in hiding.]]
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[Members of the 10th Infantry Regt., 5th Infantry Div. Fire back at the unseen ememy from behind this wall where they were pinned down by German 20mm gun fire. [typed but crossed out: 44-20302 19 Nov U.S. Infantry troops of the 10th Regt., 5th Infantry Division, break down the front door on this house in Metz France, to clear the place of any enemy stragglers who may be in hiding.]]
November 19, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (9.9 × 12.4 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 252 [crossed out] \ 262
Printed in purple ink on verso BR: ETO HQ 44 20304 19 NOV \ CREDIT - U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG - LT MARK A FREEMAN 166 \ MEMBERS OF THE 10TH INFANTRY REGT., \ 5TH INFANTRY DIV. FIRE BACK AT THE \ UNSEEN ENEMY FROM BEHIND THIS WALL \ WHERE THEY WERE PINNED DOWN BY \ GERMAN 20MM GUN FIRE. (10)
Stamped in purple ink on verso TL: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 107 \ Date 20 NOV 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso TL: JM 64
Printed in purple ink on verso BR: [crossed out in pencil] ETO HQ 44 20302 19 NOV \ CREDIT - U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG - LT MARK A FREEMAN 166 \ U.S. INFANTRY TROOPS OF THE 10TH [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ REGT., 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION, BREAK [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ DOWN THE FRONT DOOR ON THIS HOUSE IN \ METZ, FRANCE, TO CLEAR THE PLACE OF \ ANY ENEMY STRAGGLERS WHO MAY BE IN \ HIDING. (10) [crossed out in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil on verso C: 279
Stamped in black ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL
Printed in purple ink on verso BR: ETO HQ 44 20304 19 NOV \ CREDIT - U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG - LT MARK A FREEMAN 166 \ MEMBERS OF THE 10TH INFANTRY REGT., \ 5TH INFANTRY DIV. FIRE BACK AT THE \ UNSEEN ENEMY FROM BEHIND THIS WALL \ WHERE THEY WERE PINNED DOWN BY \ GERMAN 20MM GUN FIRE. (10)
Stamped in purple ink on verso TL: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 107 \ Date 20 NOV 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso TL: JM 64
Printed in purple ink on verso BR: [crossed out in pencil] ETO HQ 44 20302 19 NOV \ CREDIT - U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG - LT MARK A FREEMAN 166 \ U.S. INFANTRY TROOPS OF THE 10TH [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ REGT., 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION, BREAK [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ DOWN THE FRONT DOOR ON THIS HOUSE IN \ METZ, FRANCE, TO CLEAR THE PLACE OF \ ANY ENEMY STRAGGLERS WHO MAY BE IN \ HIDING. (10) [crossed out in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil on verso C: 279
Stamped in black ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL
