American soldier hands out Christmas package to Italian child in Italy in 1944
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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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536.Photograph. '24 Dec. 44. 5/MM-44-32270. Fifth Army, San Benedetto, Italy. Maj. General Vernon E. Pritchard, C.G., 1st Armored Division, hands out the first Christmas package to a cute little Italian child of San Benedetto. (No. 7 of 11 pix series). Photo by Schmidt. 3131 Signal Service Co.' San Benedetto, 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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Children--Italy
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