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- Cutaway Illustration, 3 Positions of Vickers .303" Machine Gun Lock, circa 1917 -
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Cutaway Illustration, 3 Positions of Vickers .303" Machine Gun Lock, circa 1917
- Toy "G-Man" Machine Gun, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Toy "G-Man" Machine Gun, Used by James Greenhoe, 1937-1946
- "Daring American Fighter Braving Hun Machine Gun Nests...," circa 1917 - Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
"Daring American Fighter Braving Hun Machine Gun Nests...," circa 1917
Andrew Purnell Jr. (1898-1975) was born in Selma, Alabama. He joined the all-Black 303rd Stevedore Regiment (with later unit designations) in December 1917. Private Purnell was stationed in Bordeaux, France. He returned to the U.S. in 1919, married, and worked as a railroad freight handler. Like many service members, Purnell kept cards, letters, photographs, and souvenirs from his time in the military.
- Cutaway Illustration, Vickers .303" Machine Gun Feed Block, circa 1917 -
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Cutaway Illustration, Vickers .303" Machine Gun Feed Block, circa 1917
- Toy Machine Gun, Used by James Greenhoe, 1941-1945 -
- 1941-1945
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Machine Gun, Used by James Greenhoe, 1941-1945
- Cutaway Illustration, Vickers .303" Machine Gun Barrel Casing, circa 1917 -
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Cutaway Illustration, Vickers .303" Machine Gun Barrel Casing, circa 1917