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General Hays congratulates first GI to cross highway 9

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Call NumberTMD-175CreatorBingham, Roy O., 1918-1992DateJune 1945SummaryTenth Mountain Division Pfc. Basil L. Lesmeister, from Company A of the 86th Regiment, accepts General George P. Hays' congratulatory handshake as he holds a bottle of Dewar's White Lable scotch. The scotch was part of a wager as to when the 10th Mountain Division would cross Highway 9, a strategic goal for the 5th Army during the Italian campaign.Physical Description1 photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (3 3/4 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMilitary officers--American--ItalySoldiers--American--ItalyHays, George P. (George Price), 1892-1978Lesmeister, Basil LUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--ItalyGeographic AreaItalyCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR700200175; Blizzard.Type of MaterialFilm negativesOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection. Henry Moscow collectionNotesGen. Hays congrat. first across Hi. 9 hand written on original negative envelope. A similar photograph published in Blizzard, June 10, 1945, page 2, with headline, "Pfc. cashes in on general's wager."; Title supplied by cataloger. R7002001751

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General Hays congratulates first GI to cross highway 9