French soldier operating a lathe, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. French soldier operating a lathe. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152412." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo 1-12-44 / Italy! French soldier, Soldat Roger Spinazzola, who was captured by the Germans in France in 1939 and escaped to North Africa is now operating a lathe in the machine section of an American repair bn., attached to the Fifth Army." Italy. 12 January 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--French--Italy
Lathes--Italy