Burial of US soldier in Marzanello, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Soldiers attend the funeral of a fallen comrade. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152363"; Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo 1-10-44 / Italy! Lt. Col. Edward R. Martin, of New York City, Chaplain, reads burial service at cemetary [sic] in the Marazanello [sic] Area." Marzanello, Italy. 10 January 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Funeral rites & ceremonies--Italy
Cemeteries--American--Italy
Chaplains--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Flags--American