[American ambulance which was straffed [sic] by German pillotted [sic] P47's according to witnesses. The ambulance was plainly marked, and the weather was clear. 5th. Med. BN., 5th. Inf., Div., Gonderange, Luxembourg.]

[American ambulance which was straffed [sic] by German pillotted [sic] P47's according to witnesses. The ambulance was plainly marked, and the weather was clear. 5th. Med. BN., 5th. Inf., Div., Gonderange, Luxembourg.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[American ambulance which was straffed [sic] by German pillotted [sic] P47's according to witnesses. The ambulance was plainly marked, and the weather was clear. 5th. Med. BN., 5th. Inf., Div., Gonderange, Luxembourg.]

December 25, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.9 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 318
Printed in purple ink on verso TL: ETO HQ 44 21699 25 DEC \ CREDIT U S SIG CORPS \ FOTOG..LT FREEMAN..166 \ HELMET WORN BY PATIENT IN AMBULANCE, \ KILLED AS (ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES) \ GERMAN PILOTTED [sic] P 47'S STRAFFED [sic] THE \ CLEARLY MARKED CONVOY. ACTION TOOK PLACE \ IN LUXEMBOURG \ 5TH.MED.BN.,5TH. INF.DIV.,GONDERANGE, \ LUXEMBOURG
Stamped in red ink on verso BR: [all within triangular border] NOT TO BE PUBLISHED \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR \ 107 \ SHAEF \ 2 JAN 1945 \ Name........No........ \ CONFIDENTIAL
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: [illegible initials]
Inscribed in pencil on verso BR 34
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