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Two Technical Sergeants Relaxing
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Technical Sergeant Leonard Stoltz (left) and Technical Sergeant Warren Fuhrman (right), both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, relax in front of a tent at a base in New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). A sign that reads "Rest-A-While" hangs on the tent over their heads. There are plants and flowers in a garden at their feet.
December 21, 1943
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
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