Chaplain leads a group of servicemen in song, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Chaplain with accordion leads a group of servicemen in song. Official caption on front: "MM-5-153005." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps radio Photo-1-23-44 / New landings by 5th Army! Chaplain (Capt.) Delmar Leslie Dreyson, of San Diego, Calif., with accordion, lead the singing prior to departure of these infantrymen on L.S.T.'s." Italy. 23 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:
Chaplains--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Singing--Italy
Recreation--Italy
Accordions--Italy