British sniper sights out of an open window, Cupa, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. British sniper sights out of an open window. Official caption on front: "7/MM-5-150393." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo radioed 11-15-43 / Sig Corps photo-11-15-43-War in Italy! British Sniper in action with his Tommy-Gun inside a house in Cupa, located a few miles southeast of Gariglaino River." Cupa, Italy. 15 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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Cupa
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41.233
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13.900
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Italy
Snipers--Italy
Machine guns--Italy
Windows--Italy
War damage--Italy
Vigilance--Italy