Moroccan troops aboard landing crafts in the Corsica Canal, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Moroccan troops aboard landing crafts in the Corsica Canal. Official caption on front: "MM-44-1451." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-16-6-44. Corsica! French Colonial (Goums) [Moroccan Goumiers] troops in their traditional fighting uniform embarking on American L.C.I's prior to the invasion of Elba, the tiny island of Napoleon's exile." Likely Corsica Canal, Italy. 16 June 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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Corsica, Canale di
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42.833
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9.750
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Soldiers--Moroccan--Italy
Amphibious operations--Italy
Military mobilizations--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy
Military uniforms--Moroccan--Italy