Explosion from shell fired at German positions in Minturno, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Smoke billows from an exploding shell fired at German positions. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4982." Official caption on reverse: "Sig C Photo-5-14-44-Radioed 5-16-44-Italy! Large powder puff fils [sic] the air after an artillery shell was fired at German positions in the Minturno area." Minturno, Italy. 14 May 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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Minturno
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41.250
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13.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Italy
Bombardment--Italy
Explosions--Italy
Camouflage (Military science)--Italy