Italian children welcome US tank crew in Canale Moscarello, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Italian children welcome US tank crew in Canale Moscarello. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-467." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-2-1-44 / Italy! In arriving at their new bivouac area, members of an American tank battalion [M-3 Stuart tank] are immediately surrounded and welcomed by Italian children living near Mussolini Canal sector." Canale Moscarello, Italy. 1 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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Canale Moscarello
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41.583
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12.900
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Children--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Jeep automobiles--American--Italy
Buildings--Italy