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Shanks Visits Provincetown for Coastal Artillery Target Drill
Major General P C Shanks toured Provincetown to observe the 42d Railroad Artillery target drill. He watched balloon observations and battery firing as the V-5 patrol carried him from Boston, noting a shot overshoot and praising the next try.
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First Corps
United States Army
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Shanks
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Rockport