American soldier eating Thanksgiving dinner out of a mess kit in Italy in 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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296.Photograph. '22 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30206. Fifth Army, San Marcello Pistoiese Area, Italy. Pvt. Frederick A. Adcock, 107 AAA Group, from 2063 Hatch St., Benton Harbor, Mich. [Michigan], a Fifth Army infantryman, seems to enjoy his task as he goes to work on a mess kit of thanksgiving chow of which turkey was the main course. Photo by Edwards. 3131 Signal Service Co.' San Marcello Pistoiese Area, Italy. 22 November 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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San Marcello Pistoiese
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44.050
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10.783
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Eating & drinking--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Military cookery--Italy