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Photo #: NH 100616

Vera Cruz Incident, 1914


Men of the USS Michigan (BB-27) Battalion on the outskirts of Vera Cruz, circa late April 1914.
They are wearing dyed "Whites" and are armed with a Colt M1895 machine gun and M1903 rifles. Note the colorful bandannas worn by two of these men.

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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2 November 1998