Polish officers visit American artillery positions on Fifth Army front, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Polish officers visit American artillery positions on Fifth Army front. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-1688." Official caption on reverse: "Sig.[Signal] Corps Radio Photo-2-24-44 / Italy! Polish officers visit American artillery positions on 5th Army front. Lt. Col. Ketcham (right), explains nature of shells fired at German-held position to Lt. Col. J. Sokol (left), Polish Army and C/O of 3rd Carpathian Div., fighting on the 8th Army front." Italy. 24 February 1944
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From the service of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, a West Point graduate, Signal Officer during the African landings, Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters Africa/Italy for all Mediterranean operations. Tully served with the Signal Corps in Italy and North Africa documenting the 5th Army specifically. Later he was Commander of Camp Crowder, Missouri.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy
Military officers--Polish--Italy
Camouflage (Military science)--Italy
Conversation--Italy
Visiting--Italy