Guarding Equipment, Cherbourg, France

A soldier is seen from the rear, standing on guard in front of piles of equipment, a rifle slung across his back. Several other soldiers stand in the background. A soldier is seen from the rear, standing on guard in front of piles of equipment, a rifle slung across his back. Several other soldiers stand in the background. Gold was inducted into the U.S. Army in May 1942, and was selected by the War Department Art Advisory Committee to serve as a war artist in Europe. Assigned to the Historical Branch, ETO, he traveled through the United Kingdom, France and Germany. His work also appeared in Yank magazine. Gift of the artist 1994.