P00128.043 Accession Number: P00128.043

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HAMMELBURG, GERMANY, AUGUST, 1943. FUNERAL OF JENE HECHT SHOT DOWN 17/8/1943, (PROBABLY A TECHNICAL SERGEANT, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE). THE COFFIN ARRIVES AT THE CEMETERY FOR THE SERVICE.

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Accession Number
P00128.043
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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