Generals de Gaulle and Wilson saluting in Algiers, Algeria, 1944
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Photograph. Generals de Gaulle and Wilson saluting. Official caption on front: "MM-MAS-44-641." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 3-15-44 / Sig Corps Photo-3-15-44-Algiers. Gen. Charles de Gaulle, Chairman of the French Committee of National Liberation, and Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson (right), Supreme Allied Commander of the Mediterranean Theater, saluting the anthems of the United States, Great Britain, France, played when the French leader visited the Allied chief. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Algiers." Algiers, Algeria. 15 March 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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Alger
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36.833
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3.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Generals--British--Algeria
Generals--French--Algeria
Saluting--Algeria