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File:2LT H.E. Sponseler, 20th Salvage Company (Q.M.C.) by German gun, 1918 (28570039001).jpg

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Lot-8293-4: An Item of Salvage. This 77mm. Boche Gun was one of the articles deposited at the salvage dump of the 26th Division at Nanteuil-Sur-Marne after the advance beyond Chateau-Thierry. Second Lieutenant H.E. Sponseler, the officer in command of the 20th Salvage Company (Q.M.C.) is standing near the gun, August 15th, 1918. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/07/29).

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The soldier's full name is 2LT Harling E. Sponseller. See the photo of his grave marker at [1] for confirmation of identity and spelling of last name.
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/28570039001 (archive). It was reviewed on 11 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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