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Airborne Infantry Officer Using a Walkie-Talkie in Louisiana, 1942

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A soldier uses a "walkie-talkie" to communicate during World War II.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Airborne Infantry officer using a "walkie-talkie," a radio field telephone, during maneuvers of the Third Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Walter Kreuger," 1942

Description

An infantry soldier in Louisiana uses a walkie-talkie to communicate during World War II. Walkie-talkies were invented at this time to allow soldiers to communicate on the battlefield. A walkie-talkie has a speaker built into one end and a microphone in the other to send messages back and forth. 

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Citation Information

"Airborne Infantry officer using a "walkie-talkie," a radio field telephone, during maneuvers of the Third Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Walter Kreuger," 1942. Courtesy of Library of Congress