Destroyed telephone exchange in Naples, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Destroyed telephone exchange. Official caption on front: "MM-WIE-44-11764." Official caption on reverse: "MM-WIE-44-11764 / 1 Aug 1944 / Naples, Italy / A pile of rubble that was once a Naples telephone exchange that was wrecked in the Italian campaign. Note the wires and what appears to be signal equipment." Naples, Italy. 1 August 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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Napoli
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40.833
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14.250
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War damage--Italy
Communication facilities--Italy