Knocked out German artillery in Gaeta, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Knocked out German artillery near the harbor. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5417." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo radioed 22 May / Sig C. Photo-5-20-44-Italy! View of knocked out battery of German 88's on the tip of Gaeta, surrounded by other signs of severe pounding administered by Allied guns." Gaeta, Italy. 20 May 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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Gaeta, Golfo di
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41.100
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13.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
War damage--Italy
Aerial photographs--Italy
Bays (Bodies of water)--Italy