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    From the Historian: An Army Artist in the Aleutians Campaign [Image 2 of 5]

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    From the Historian: An Army Artist in the Aleutians Campaign

    CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.12.2022

    Photo by Winifred Brown  

    U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey

    In this Ernie Hardenstein watercolor, a floating barrage balloon is tethered to an Army transport enroute to Alaska from California during WWII. Barrage balloons dissuaded enemy aircraft from approaching vessels too closely for bombing or strafing fire. Courtesy Command History Office Fort Ord Collection

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    Date Taken: 12.12.2022
    Date Posted: 12.12.2022 17:07
    Photo ID: 7553324
    VIRIN: 221212-A-IT218-002
    Resolution: 3436x3069
    Size: 4.22 MB
    Location: CALIFORNIA, US

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