US tank, manned by French troops, moves toward Ceccano, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US tank, manned by French troops, moves along an unpaved roadway. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6027." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 31 May 1944 (Italy). Covered armor. Well camouflaged, a French manned, M-10 tank destroyer moves toward Ceccano to support the attack against Germans entrenched in the southwest part of the town. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy. #." Ceccano, Italy. 31 May 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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Ceccano
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41.567
Longitude:
13.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Soldiers--French--Italy
Camouflage (Military science)--Italy
Troop movements--French--Italy
Rural areas--Italy