Italian refugees fleeing, Cassino, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Italian refugees fleeing enemy fire; many women carry bundles on their heads. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152772." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps radio photo-1-17-44 / Italy! Carrying her worldly possessions on her head, this Italian woman makes her way from Cassino seeking safety in American held territory after having passed through the front lines under fierce artillery fire from both sides." Cassino, Italy. 17 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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Cassino
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41.500
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Refugees--Italian--Italy
Children--Italy
Women--Italy
Baskets--Italy
Furnishings--Italy
Carts & wagons--Italian--Italy
Rural areas--Italy
Lifting & carrying--Italy