Flag raising in Rome, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Flag raising ceremony in a plaza. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-7069." Official caption on reverse: "4 July 1944 MM-5-44-7069 / Fifth Army, Rome area, Italy / Troops of 2nd Bn. 338th Inf. Regt. forming in the Piazza Venezia for the Independence Day retreat ceremony to lower the flag now flying over Rome. This flag is the flag which flew over the White House on Dec. 7, 1941. Photo by Rutberg / 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:
Plazas--Italy
Flags--American
Soldiers--American--Italy
Military parades & ceremonies--Italy