File:Infantryman in 1942 with M1 Garand, Fort Knox, KY.jpg

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English: World War II Infantryman, kneeling in front of M3 Half-track, holds an M1 Garand rifle at the ready. Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 1942.
Français : Un fantassin américain de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, agenouillé près d’un Halftrack M3, tenant en joue un fusil Garand. Fort Knox, Kentucky, États-Unis, juin 1942.
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Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-34
Author
Alfred T. Palmer  (1906–1993)  
 
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 17 March 1906  31 January 1993 
Location of birth/death San Jose Larkspur
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  • : Q2895582
  • VIAF: 24162359
  • ISNI: 0000000043169771
  • LCCN: no91015656
  • RKD: 411742
  • WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q2895582
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