GI examines a knocked-out German pillbox in a valley, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. A GI examines a knocked-out German pillbox in a valley. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-890." Official caption on reverse: "Sig.[Signal] Corps Photo-2-15-44 / Italy! Gustav line strongpoint. Knocked-out German portable pillbox with machine gun mount is being examined by Pfc. Theodore Streeter, Wildhorse, Iowa. The pill-box, sunken into the ground, was located on the road to Cairo and commanded the whole plain leading up to Vallerotonda (left) and St. Elia (right) seen in the background." Italy. 15 February 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Bunkers (Fortification)--Italy
Machine guns--Italy
Inspections--Italy