The only Army Reserve searchlight unit in the United States Army, Battery E, 29th Artillery, sights in an 8-million candle-power light during their proficiency tests at Camp McCoy, Wis., in the early 1950s where they participate in annual summer training during what was also a training period for Soldiers mobilizing for the Korean War at McCoy at that time. The Citizen-Soldiers were members of the 2nd Platoon, from Milan, Ind. Thousands of Soldiers trained at McCoy from 1950-53 for the Korean War. (U.S. Army Historical Photo)
Date Taken: | 07.20.1951 |
Date Posted: | 11.07.2023 16:19 |
Photo ID: | 8111593 |
VIRIN: | 510720-A-A4608-1592 |
Resolution: | 2845x2240 |
Size: | 2.45 MB |
Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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