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Ten men wearing military uniforms standing in a room. Caption: "Back home in Brooklyn--First formation of the 809th Field Artillery Battalion was reviewed yesterday in its new headquarters in Fort Hamilton. The active reserve unit moved into a new armory, constructed for reserve use, from Long Island City, where the all-Brooklyn outfit trained. Lt. Col. William L. Phyfe, commanding officer, right is shown receiving the salute of his adjutant, Capt. Martin W. Bergin. The battalion is Brooklyn's heavy artillery unit of the Organized Reserve Corps now conducting a recruiting drive."

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