French women perform maintenance on their ambulance, France, 1944
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Photograph. French women perform maintenance on their ambulance. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2076-6." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo-17 Aug 44-(2076-6)-France. Fighting to stay home. Proud French girl ambulance drivers removing water-proofing grease from the engine of their car after landing on their native soil on D plus one day. Sig Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy-#." France. 17 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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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Medical personnel--French--France
Women--Military service--France
Ambulances--French--France
Maintenance & repair--France