5th Army advancing into bombed out town, Italy, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. 5th Army soldiers and artillery advancing into a bombed out town. Official caption on front: "5th Army troops move into ruined Italian town, 5-15-44. US Army Photo 176-17." Italy. 15 May 1944
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05/15/1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Italia
Latitude:
42.833
Longitude:
12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Italy
Cities & towns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy