Medical personnel assisting wounded American soldier, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Medical personnel assisting wounded American soldier. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150327." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radioed-11-10-43 / Saving lives at Italian front! (No. 2 of 6 pix). An infantryman has fallen and a medic is right there to help him. Working swiftly, under the enemy fire, the medic applies an emergency dressing on the soldier wounded in the head." Italy. 10 November 1943
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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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Medical aspects of war--Italy
Medical personnel--American--Italy
War casualties--Italy
Wounds & injuries--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy