Elderly Italian man stands among the ruins of his home in San Pietro, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Elderly Italian man stands among the ruins of his home. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151485." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 12-20-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-20-43-Italy! 'I lived here.' An Italian man stands amid the wreckage of what once was his home in a war-ruined region of San Pietro. Retreating Germans dynamited houses to create street blocks." San Pietro, Italy. 20 December 1943
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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
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Older people--Italy
War damage--Italy
Buildings--Italy