Former British POW recounts his escape, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Former British POW recounts his escape. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151316-'A'." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo 12-18-43 / Italy! Britisher escapes from prison camp. After being interned since June 1942 in a German stockade, Sgt. John Prince (left) of Nottingham, Eng., escaped from confinement and was aided from Rome by Sattaglia Caramelo (right) a former Italian soldier. In center is Cpl. Bill Dunster of a British Field Patrol." Italy. 18 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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Prisoners of war--British--Italy
Soldiers--British--Italy
Soldiers--Italian--Italy
Smiling--Italy