Triple Nickle Photographs from the National Archives
 

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Source

National Archives and Records Administration (RG 342-C, Records of U.S. Army Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations)

Document Type

Image

Date Information

circa 1945

Imaging Information

Imaged by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA reading room. Image provided by the NARA reading room at College Park, Maryland.

Description

Photograph from a series held by the National Archives on the first African American Airborne unit, the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the Triple Nickle. This photograph features a fire lookout watchtower.

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Keywords

Fire lookout stations

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