Italian gun crew in Mount Lungo, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Italian gun crew hides in rocky trench on a mountainside. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151687;" Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Radio Photo-12-22-43 / Italy! An Italian gun crew in action on the heights of Mount Lungo occupying a position which was recently held by Germans." Mount Lungo, Italy. 22 December 1943
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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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Lungo, Monte
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41.417
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13.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Troops)--Italian--Italy
Artillery (Weaponry)--Italian--Italy
Rocks--Italy