The story of a hero : an officer of the 15th field artillery

At a gun emplacement for a “French 75” cannon, an American doughboy artillery crew waits for a fire mission in the Chateau Thierry sector of France during World War I. An officer talks on a field telephone while the rest of the crew waits for a command. The soldiers, from the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, wear “tin pot” helmets and have gas mask pouches slung over their chests. Scattered on the ground and hung from trees are various pieces of military equipment.

Publication date: 1938-05-15

Size: 8.3 x 12 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Telephones--1910-1920
• Helmets--1910-1920
• Artillery (Weaponry)--American--France--Château-Thierry--1910-1920
• Artillery (Troops)--American--France--Château-Thierry--1910-1920
• United States. Army. Field Artillery Regiment, 15th (1917-1942)--People--1910-1920
• Gas masks--1910-1920

Genre(s):

• Formation photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (May 15, 1938), p. 9

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• United States. Army. Signal Corps