11-046 Garand Picture ot the Day - Panama Canal 1945 gas trap

[Mark in Rochester]

US soldier standing guard over section of Panama Canal, battleship w. full crew on deck entering canal in bkgrd followed by a tender ship.
Location: Panama
Date taken: October 12, 1945
Photographer: Thomas D. Mcavoy



A Panamanian girl gives U.S. service member water during a U.S. training exercise in Panama, 1942. The defense of the Panama Canal occupied U.S. military forces in Panama during World War II and the Cold War.

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