| Summary: | Color print view of Field Artillery Activities performed on base in Camp Rucker, AL. Five different views included: soldiers firing cannons, handling the ammunition and maneuvering and positioning the big guns. Postmarked August 10, 1944. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: '117-Various U. S. Field Artillery Activities, Camp Rucker, Ala. Photo By U. S. Army Signal Corps, ©Curt Teich & Co., Inc., OB-H1822.' Printed on back: 'Camp Rucker lies in a triangle formed by the towns of Ozark, Enterprise and Dothan, in the southeastern corner of Alabama. Part of the reservation is a former government recreation area and contains a thousand acre lake which is now used for soldier recreation. One of the newest of Army posts, it was named after Colonel Edmund W. Rucker, an outstanding officer of the Civil War. Dothan Cigar & Candy Co., Dothan, Ala., Distributors, Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)'Written on back" Hello Joe, I'm so sorry I could not write sooner - but there isn't very much to talk about. It is still the same old army life. If I'm not shipped before Sept. I will be home -so may be seeing you soon. Pal Al. Cpt. John M. Vince 33440824, Co. L. 262nd Inf. apo.454, Camp Rucker, Alabama, Joseph Pamigue, Hannastown, Penna.'
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