Aerial view of US landing craft heading towards Formia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph, aerial. View of US landing craft speeding towards shore. Official caption on reverse: 31 July 1944. 7/MM-44-1788. Formia, Italy. Exercise 'Shamrock', 3rd Div. landing craft fleet off shore at Formia during 3rd Div. practice landings. Photo by Rutberg / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Formia, Italy. 31 July 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.
Geography:
Formia
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41.250
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13.617
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Landing craft--American--Italy
Military training--Italy
Bodies of water--Italy