U.S. Army engineers create a smoke screen to provide shelter as they work on a bridge building project across the Moselle River in France. – Vintage Photograph

Two U.S. Army engineers, Private Clarence M. Herring of Birmingham, Alabama, and Corporal John H. Richardson of Piedmont, Alabama, are sheltered by a heavy smoke screen as they work on a bridge building project across the Moselle River in France. The photo was taken by a U.S. Signal Corps photographer and was certified by SHAEF Censor.Two U.S. Army engineers, Private Clarence M. Herring of Birmingham, Alabama, and Corporal John H. Richardson of Piedmont, Alabama, are sheltered by a heavy smoke screen as they work on a bridge building project across the Moselle River in France. The photo was taken by a U.S. Signal Corps photographer and was certified by SHAEF Censor.

Dimensions: 23.6 x 18.2 cm

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OCR computer generated text:

E135 enf= 3 PNA EA43747 SMOKE SCREEN PROVIDES SHELTER FOR U.S. ENGINEERS Sheltered by a heavy smoke screen, U.S. Army engineers concentrate on a bridge building project across the Moselle River in France. Left to right are: Private Clarence M. Herring of Birmingham, Alabama, and Corporal John H. Richardson of Piedmont, Alabama. U.S. Signal Corps Photo ETO-HQ4-25502. SERVICED BY LONDON OWI TO LIST B CERTIFIED AS PASSED BY SHAEF CENSOR