Four US tankmen resting after losing their tank in Cisterna, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Four US tankmen rest and smoke after losing their tank. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5569." Official caption on reverse: "Sig C. telephoto-radioed 5-26-44. Italy! These American tankmen have just completed a hazardous trip back to the American lines near Cisterna, Italy, after the loss of their M-4 tank. L-R: Front row; Pvt. Floyd W. Shelton, Wichita, Kan., and Pvt. Vassar Nance, Leahville, Ark., and back row; Pvt. Donald Jones, Dexter, NY.., and Cpl. Earl L. Larson, of S. Minneapolis, Minn." Cisterna, Italy. 26 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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Cisterna di Latina
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41.583
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12.817
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Soldiers--American--Italy
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