The Yankee Division again

Portraits of War has this tribute to a lieutenant in the 103rd Machine Gun Battalion with a surprising little anecdote involving him:

http://portraitsofwar.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/wwi-26th-yankee-division-103rd-machine-gun-battalion-vermont-dog-tag-grouping/

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American prisoners of war receive bread.

Either the little guy in the front (missing cap, unit unknown) is delighted to have the bread, or pleased to have his picture taken — see Portraits of War’s post — or just has the sun in his eyes, we are unable to discern.