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John A. Marshall Photographs War at Night
While serving as a sergeant in the Army's First Division, John A. Marshall captured the explosion of a phosphorous bomb illuminating the night sky and revealing a helmeted soldier in silhouette. Marshall photographed the First Corps School exercises in Gondrecourt, France, and later documented the American Expeditionary Forces. Having realized that his troops were woefully unprepared to fight at the front, General Pershing mandated training. Allied troops trained the First Division at Gondrecourt, France, before sending soldiers to the trenches. |