French-manned US tank rolls down a city street, Marseille, France, 1944
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Photograph. French-manned US tank rolls down a city street. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25047." Official caption on reverse: "23 Aug 1944 7/MM-44-25047. Seventh Army, Marseille Area, France / American built medium tank [M-4 Sherman] with French crews enters Marseille. Photo by Rooney / 163rd Signal photo Co." Marseille, France. 23 August 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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Marseille
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43.300
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5.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--France
Military assistance--American--France
Cobblestone streets--France
Buildings--France
Advertising--France