Building on fire in Gaeta, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. GI looks at a building on fire. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5446." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 21 May (Italy) Gaeta! Flames roar through this building in Gaeta, ignited by fleeing Germans, to destroy government and military papers. The fierce heat keeps a curious Yank at a distance. Signal Corps Radio telephoto from Italy." Gaeta, Italy. 21 May 1944
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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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Gaeta
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41.200
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13.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Buildings--Italy
Fires--Italy
Smoke--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy