Lt. General Mark Clark and Prime Minister Winston Churchill at an airfield in Cecina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Lt. General Mark Clark and Prime Minister Winston Churchill drive by saluting troops at an airfield. Official caption on front: "C.G.-1532." Official caption on reverse: "19 Aug 1944. C.G.-1532. Fifth Army, Cecina Area, Italy. Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark and Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England, driving down line of English troops that were present to welcome him at the airfield for visit to Italy. Party follows behind. Photo by Thomas. 3131 Signal Service Co." Cecina, Italy. 19 August 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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Cecina
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43.317
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10.517
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Generals--American--Italy
Prime ministers--Italy
Jeep automobiles--American--Italy
Airplanes--American--Italy
Airports--Italy
Visiting--Italy