American crew examine the remains of a crashed German plane, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. American crew examine the remains of a crashed German plane. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4392." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo-April 29, 1944 / Anzio Area, Italy / Anti-aircraft gunners examining remains of German plane which they bagged over the beachhead during a night raid. American tank destroyer at right was slightly damaged by falling plane." Anzio, Italy. 29 April 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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Airplanes--German--Italy
War damage--Italy