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Lieutenants Test Driving New Army Jeep
Titulo originario: Under modern conditions of mechanized war, the once lumbering and awkward tank has emerged as a machine of many types and variations, from small steel speedsters to the huge 18-ton land battleships which flatten trees and grind buildings to powder. These have created new problems in defense, and Uncle Sam's new army is not going to be caught napping in this department. One outfit devoted to blasting the Blitz battlewagons is the Anti-Tank Troop of the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss. Formed only last January with 31 regular Army men, the troop now has 4 commissioned officers, 31 non-coms, and 121 men, all of whom are draftees from Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. Most of the men have had mechanical experience working in automobile plants, which stands them in good stead in operating and caring for the scout car and motorcycles with which the Troop is equipp
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FECHA DE LA FOTOGRAFÍA
16 de julio de 1941
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Fort Bliss, Texas, USA