Robert L. Lewis, left, of Murfreesboro, unloading shells for the Battle of Brest

Compliments of the Library of Congress

Shells for the Battle of Brest are unloaded from a freight car on a rail siding by Pfc. Robert L. Lewis, left, of Murfreesboro, Tenn. and Pvt. Mercie Gillmore, right of Holly Hill, S.C.

The Battle of Brest occurred August 7 – September 19, 1944 on the western peninsula of France.

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