Medical personnel evacuate a wounded American soldier, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Medical personnel evacuate a wounded American soldier. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150323." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radioed-11-10-43 / Saving lives at Italian front! (No. 3 of 6 pix). Braving the enemy barrage medics remove wounded Yank in a litter to a waiting ambulance." 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
Litters--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
War casualties--Italy