The Snapshots in Time Collection

101st Airborne Soldiers in a Chow Line at a Field Kitchen, European Theater, WWII

101st Airborne Soldiers in a Chow Line at a Field Kitchen, European Theater, WWII

Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division line up with mess kits at a field kitchen during a rest period in the European Theater. Everyday scenes like this chow line, photographed near a rail siding, illustrate the logistics and daily rhythms that sustained soldiers between combat operations in 1944-1945. Project: 218672