German prisoners of war evacuating French casualties in Cerasuolo, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. German prisoners of war carry a wounded French soldier. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152669." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo-1-16-44-Italy: German prisoners acting as litter bearers help evacuate French casualties from the town of Cerasuolo. Sig Corps Rad. Tele." Cerasuolo, Italy. 16 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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Cerasuolo
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41.583
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14.017
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Soldiers--French--Italy
Prisoners of war--German--Italy
Medical aspects of war--Italy
Litters--Italy