American soldier in Italian home, Presenzano, Italy, 1943

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Photograph. American soldier stands in a bedroom with an elderly woman and a younger family member. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150288." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo Radioed 11-9-43. Sig. Corps Photo-11-9-43-Italy! The family linen, hidden inside a mattress while Germans were ransacking the town of Presenzano, is removed by members of an Italian family as Pvt. Frank J. MCGroarty, Brooklyn, N.Y., watches." Presenzano, Italy. 9 November 1943

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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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--American--Italy
People--Italy
Furnishings--Italy
Interiors--Italy