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The Evolution of a Soldier

Date: 1917
Description: Four photographs with handwritten captions. The photograph at top left is a group portrait with a caption that reads: "Soon after reaching Waco, the 1st Wi...
Photograph

Flying School

Date: 08 1917
Description: A visiting French officer instructs novice American pilots at Camp Mineola on the conditions that they can expect to find at the front.
Photograph

Observation Balloon

Date: 08 1917
Description: A training ascension of a captive observation balloon. During their training, soldiers learned how to correctly estimate the effectiveness of artillery on ...
Photograph

Flying School

Date: 05 1917
Description: A ground school conducted by Princeton University for students who wished to enlist in the Army Air Service. During World War I most American aviators were...
Photograph

Sopwith Camels

Date: 1918
Description: British-built Sopwith Camels at the American Expeditionary Force 2nd Aviation Instruction Center near Tours, France. The Sopwith Camel, manufactured by the...
Photograph

C-124 Transport Airplane

Date: 05 01 1954
Description: Men of the 57th Infantry Division wait to begin loading on a C-124C "Globemaster II" for transport to their training site. The C-124, a development on the ...
Photograph

Vietnamese Training

Date: 06 1962
Description: Training exercise for South Vietnamese soldiers in helicopter deployment. This photograph of the early stages of American involvement in the war in Vietna...
Photograph

M*A*S*H Helicopters

Date: 1960
Description: Bell Model 47 light observation helicopters during a training exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia. One of the most popular helicopters ever built, the Model ...
Photograph

President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Fort Benning

Date: 1960
Description: President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike), as commander-in-chief, inspects a soldier at an exhibition at Fort Benning.
Photograph

Paratrooper Training

Date: 07 1963
Description: A view of special forces training taken by freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle inside a C-47 transport plane. The photograph shows the preparations for ...
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #78, Trainees

Date: 09 17 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #78, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the final class.
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Naval Training School, Division #78, Trainees

Date: 09 17 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #78, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the final class.
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #72,Ttrainees

Date: 07 21 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #72, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #73, Trainees

Date: 07 28 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #73, trainees at University of Wisconsin, Madison with banner depicting a roster and the let...
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #74, Trainees

Date: 08 06 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #74, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #76, Trainees

Date: 08 23 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #76, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #67, Trainees

Date: 06 16 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #67, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #69, Trainees

Date: 06 30 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #69, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Naval Training School, Division #70, tTainees

Date: 07 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #70, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Photograph

Naval Training School, Division #70, Trainees

Date: 07 07 1945
Description: Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #70, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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