An African American and white soldiers praying with Italian citizens at a midnight mass on Christmas Eve in Italy, 24 December 1944.

U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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20.Photograph. An African American and white soldiers praying with Italian citizens at a Midnight Mass on Christmas eve. '24 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-32339. Fifth Army, Borgo San Lorenzo Area, Italy. Soldiers and Italian civilians at midnight mass at Borgo San Lorenzo. Photo by Levine. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy. 24 December 1944

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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Borgo San Lorenzo
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43.950
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11.383
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Italy
Holidays--Italy
Religious services--Italy
Integration--Italy