File:Marines bring barrage balloon under control during training at Parris Island, South Carolina, 1942 (27267127504).jpg

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Description Lot-1822-5: Marine Corps Base, Parris Island, South Carolina, May 1942. A couple husky Marines and the ground tackle of a barrage balloon don’t take long getting acquainted. Special Marine Corps units in training at Parris Island, add balloon-barrage technique to their large repertoire of fighting methods. Office of War Information. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/06/24).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/27267127504 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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