Burning American tank, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Burning American tank on a gravel roadway. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-3642." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo 16 Apr 1944 (Beachhead-Italy) Patrol tank is battle casualty! This American tank, participating in a sudden raid deep into enemy territory was hit and is here shown burning on the battlefield. The crew escaped. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy. #." Italy. 16 April 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:
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
War damage--Italy
Fires--Italy
Rural areas--Italy
Battlefields--Italy