American servicemen look on as Italian children eat sweets during an American Red Cross Christmas party for children on 25 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
Description: 

26.Photograph. American servicemen look on as Italian children eat sweets during an American Red Cross Christmas party for children. '25 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-32478. Fifth Army, Italy. Italian children's Christmas party at the American Red Cross lounge at Fifth Army Rest Center. Children enjoying their candy covered cookies and hot chocolate, while their 'daddies for the day' await them and Santa looks on. This is the Red Cross snack room at the Fifth Army Rest Center. L-R: Pvt. Henry Mackiewicz, Co. B, 83th Chemical Battalion, Pvt. Don Quinn, 185th F.A. [Field Artillery] Battalion, Pvt. John Sproul, 3326 S.I.A.M. Co., and Mr. Manrico Priori, manager of the music box at the Allied Officers Club, as Santa. Photo by Phillips. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Italy. 25 December 1944

Image Information

Donor: 
William Caddell
Accession Number: 
2007.048.026
Date: 
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Army
Theater of Service: 
Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)
Unit: 
Fifth Army
3131st Signal Service Company
185th Field Artillery Battalion
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Holidays--Italy
Parties--Italy
Children--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Candy--Italy
Collection Level: 
Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
Geography: 
Italia
Latitude: 
42.833
Longitude: 
12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Holidays--Italy
Parties--Italy
Children--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Candy--Italy