French anti-aircraft crew man their position, Cerro Grosso, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. French anti-aircraft crew man their position on a snowy mountainside. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-825." Official caption on reverse: "Sig.[Signal] Corps Radio Photo-2-8-44 / Italy! Watching for enemy planes, a French anti-aircraft crew is set for action in the snow sprinkled mountains near Cerro Grosso." Cerro Grosso, Italy. 8 February 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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Cerro Grosso
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41.583
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13.983
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Troops)--French--Italy
Mountains--Italy
Snow--Italy
Antiaircraft guns--French--Italy
Military reconnaissance--French--Italy