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Aviation engineer technicians of the IX Engineer Command weld
Aviation engineer technicians of the IX Engineer Command weld overlapping sections of steel planking on the runway of an airstrip in Germany. The field, one of the first Allied strips in the Reich, will be used by 9th A F fighter bombers. Sgt. A. E. Sellers, left, Danville, Va., handles the welding torch as Sgt. D. U. Barrows, Nashville, Tenn., applies pressure with a steel bar.