The Snapshots in Time Collection
Captain Buher, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Recording Field Notes at a Stone Parapet, European Theater, WWII
Captain Buher of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, pauses to record notes in the field during operations in the European Theater. Officers routinely maintained written logs of unit activity, casualties, and orders even under austere field conditions, a small but essential task in the day-to-day administration of a combat regiment. Project: 218668