Major General Pritchard watches the holiday proceedings as happy Italian children receive gifts donated by men of the division at San Benedetto, Italy on 24 December 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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539.Photograph. on Christmas eve '24 Dec. 44. 5/MM-44-32271. Fifth Army, San Benedetto, Italy. Maj. General Vernon E. Pritchard, C.G., 1st Armored Division, watches the proceedings as happy Italian children receive gifts donated by men of the division. (No. 8 of 11 pix series). Photo by Schmidt. 3131 Signal Service Co.' San Benedetto, Italy. 24 December 1944
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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San Benedetto Po
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45.033
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10.917
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Holidays--American--Italy
Children--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy