Artillerymen of the 1st Infantry Division load a round into a 155-mm M1 heavy cannon, nicknamed "Long Tom".

Fire mission!

Artillerymen of the US 7th Infantry Division cleaning the barrel of the 155-mm M1 Long Tom cannon on the island of Guam, Mariana islands, Central Pacific; 1944.


Weapon maintenance

Soldiers from the US 83rd Infantry Division man an anti-tank gun during the ''Battle of the Bulge''. 
The Germans’ surprise offensive into Belgium achieved some success, but was eventually repelled by American and British forces in January 1945. 