70th Inf Div And 4 Shots Total092


Top Left: Medic and infantryman take shelter against a pile of rubble as German artillery shells newly captured Behren, France. Top Right: When this wreckage towing a 155mm Howitzer became stuck in the mud on the road, nothing less but a bulldozer could budge it. Bottom Left: Medical procedure for entraining of troops. Native coolies load C rations on board trop train prior to departure from Bombay to Calcutta. Because of unsanitary conditions existing on mess cars previously used resulting in a high sickness rate among personnel while traveling C rations are now issued for train movements. Instructions are also given by the MC to train commanders as to what types of local fruits and foods may be purchased and eaten en route. Bottom Right: Medical procedure for entraining troops. Major A.H. Kimmel, Medical Corps, train medical officer, distributing malaria control leaflets to officers on board the troop train prior to departure from Bombay to Calcutta. Under supervision of the MC, printed booklets are issued to all Army personnel on troop trains to inform them of the dangers of malaria in India and methods to prevent any visible infection.

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