Four US generals in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Four US generals stand together outside. Official caption on reverse: "MM-WALL-43-5245." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo Radioed 12-10-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-10-43-President in Sicily! The generals wait for the President. L-R: Gen. Paul William [Paul Langdon Williams, 1894-1968], C/G 12th Troop Carrier Command, Gen. George S. Patton, C/G 7th Army, Gen. Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold, Chief of Air Forces, Gen. Mark W. Clark, C/G 5th Army, at the Castelvetrano airport, Sicily awaiting the arrival of President Roosevelt." Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy. 10 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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Castelvetrano
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37.683
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12.783
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Generals--American--Italy
Conversation--Italy
Airports--Italy