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Photo of Telephone operators working with the U.S. Signal Corps work at a switchboard in American military headquarters at St.-Mihiel, France. Gas masks and helmets hang at the ready in case of German shelling or gas attacks. Their efficiency and bravery contributed greatly to the effort to capture St.-Mihiel.
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