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Eight army nurses sunbathing next to a Twin 40mm Bofors on a Coast Guard troop ship returning from Europe at the end of war, 1945.
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Hubba hubba. Probably needed the Bofors to keep the crew away.
Those guys are doing a good job of pretending to be paying attention to the 40mm.
Crew of a T19 105 Howitzer motor carriage in action, North Africa 1943.
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240mm howitzer about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Naples, Italy; Dec 1943.
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San Pablo, Philippines.
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Drying out cloth ammunition belts for their M1919A4 .30 cal machine guns in Italy - Early 1945
88th was a hardcore division.
Someday I would like to tour the Winter Line in Italy.
Nickname(s) "Fighting Blue Devils"
"Clover Leaf Division"
Throughout the war the 88th Infantry Division was in combat for 344 days.
When the 88th Infantry Division arrived in Italy, it consisted of approximately 14,000 men.
Casualties
Total battle casualties: 13,111
Killed in action: 2,298
Wounded in action: 9,225
Missing in action: 941
Prisoner of war: 647
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Someday I would like to tour the Winter Line in Italy.
Nickname(s) "Fighting Blue Devils"
"Clover Leaf Division"
Throughout the war the 88th Infantry Division was in combat for 344 days.
When the 88th Infantry Division arrived in Italy, it consisted of approximately 14,000 men.
Casualties
Total battle casualties: 13,111
Killed in action: 2,298
Wounded in action: 9,225
Missing in action: 941
Prisoner of war: 647
88th Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia
It's worse than that if you consider that the vast majority of casualties would be amongst the +/- 6000 men at the "sharp end" of the division -- in the rifle companies and battalions.