[Infantrymen of the 5th Division, 1st [3rd] U.S. Army, walk through streets in town of Bitburg, Germany, hard hit by air bombardment preceding their advance. 11th Regt 5th Inf Div FUSA [TUSA]]

[Infantrymen of the 5th Division, 1st [3rd] U.S. Army, walk through streets in town of Bitburg, Germany, hard hit by air bombardment preceding their advance. 11th Regt 5th Inf Div FUSA [TUSA]]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[Infantrymen of the 5th Division, 1st [3rd] U.S. Army, walk through streets in town of Bitburg, Germany, hard hit by air bombardment preceding their advance. 11th Regt 5th Inf Div FUSA [TUSA]]

February 28, 1945
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, TRC: 159
Printed in purple ink on verso, TL: ETO HQ 45 16942 28 FEB \ CREDIT... U S ARMY SIGNAL CORPS \ PHOTOG... LT. MA. FREEMAN 166 \ INFANTRYMEN OF 5TH DIVISION, 1ST \ U.S. ARMY, WALK THROUGH STREETS \ IN TOWN OF BITBURG, GERMANY, HARD \ HIT BY AIR BOMBARDMENT PRECEDING \ THEIR ADVANCE. E/ 11TH INF. REGT DIV FUSA [line partially redacted and edited in red ink]
Stamped in purple ink on verso BC: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 108 \ Date 4 MAR 1945 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR \ CONFIDENTIAL
Inscribed in red ink on verso BR: CT 158
Stamped in red ink on verso BL: RADIO
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