Flag raising ceremony in Rome, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Flag raising ceremony in the piazza. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-7075." Official caption on reverse: "4 July 1944 MM-5-44-7075 / Fifth Army, Rome area, Italy /The flag which flew above the White House on Dec. 7, 1941, is lowered and folded in Independence Day retreat ceremony in Piazza Venezia, Rome. Photo by Bell / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Rome, Italy. 4 July 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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Roma
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41.900
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12.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military parades & ceremonies--Italy
Honor guards--Italy
Flags--American
Plazas--Italy