Lt. Col. Bernice Wilbur and Col. Oveta Culp Hobby at a gathering in Algiers, Algeria, 1944

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Photograph. Lt. Col. Bernice Wilbur and Col. Oveta Culp Hobby at a gathering. Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-19-44 / Algiers. L-R: Lt. Col. Bernice Wilbur, Director of Nurses in this theatre and Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, commanding officer of the WACs at a reception in honor of Col. Hobby upon her arrival in Algiers." Algiers, Algeria. 19 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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Alger
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36.833
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3.000
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Nurses--American--Algeria
Women--Military service--Algeria
Receptions--Algeria