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    I survived the battle of Cisterna [Image 2 of 6]

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    An elderly man is seated in a chair holding a military shadow box display case containing WWII-era memorabilia. The display includes medals, patches, insignia, and captured enemy items from World War II service with the Army Rangers. The collection appears to represent a distinguished combat veteran's service history.

    BUFFALO, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

    08.13.2015

    Photo by Master Sgt. Timothy Lawn 

    215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    James Palmer holding some of his wartime memorabilia. (Photo corrected)

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    Date Taken: 08.13.2015
    Date Posted: 08.13.2015 20:21
    Photo ID: 2120366
    VIRIN: 150813-A-WQ129-002
    Resolution: 3000x3661
    Size: 4.13 MB
    Location: BUFFALO, NEW YORK, US
    Web Views: 749
    Downloads: 3

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    This is a commemorative graphic honoring PFC James Palmer of the 1st Ranger Battalion during WWII, specifically referencing his survival of the Battle of Cisterna at Anzio, Italy in January 1944. The image combines a vintage military portrait photograph, military medals, a unit patch, and a newspaper clipping to tell his story. It was produced by the 215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, New Orleans.
    An elderly man is seated in a chair holding a military shadow box display case containing WWII-era memorabilia. The display includes medals, patches, insignia, and captured enemy items from World War II service with the Army Rangers. The collection appears to represent a distinguished combat veteran's service history.
    A sepia-toned photobooth-style portrait photograph of a young male soldier in U.S. Army uniform, dated 1943 in handwritten ink below the image. The photo shows significant age-related wear including creases, tears at corners, and edge deterioration consistent with an 80+ year old photograph. The subject appears to be in his late teens or early twenties, wearing standard WWII-era U.S. Army dress uniform.
    A clipping from the Buffalo Evening News dated Wednesday, March 22, 1944, featuring a headline about wartime casualties: 'Bombardier Killed, Two Fliers Missing, Two Men Wounded.' Five military personnel photographs are displayed, with one individual (Pvt. Palmer) highlighted by a red rectangle. The clipping also contains adjacent articles about a Catholic Charities drive and a WNY man killed in action.
    A yellowed newspaper clipping featuring a headline about Pfc. James M. Palmer, a 19-year-old Anzio Ranger who described 40 days of combat action as 'like a lifetime.' The article covers his Mother's Day furlough visit, his arm wound received at the Anzio beachhead in Italy, and his experience being reported missing in action before being confirmed returned. A small portrait photograph of Pfc. J.M. Palmer in military uniform accompanies the article.
    A black-and-white photograph dated May 1944 showing two men in military uniforms posing in front of a stone monument in Front Park. The handwritten caption identifies them as 'James & Cut.' One man wears a U.S. Navy enlisted uniform with a white dixie cup hat, while the other wears what appears to be a U.S. Army dress uniform with an officer's cap.

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