Muslim soldier kneels at the grave of a fallen soldier, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Muslim soldier kneels at the grave of a fallen soldier in a military cemetery. Official caption on front: "MM-5-153018." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Radio Photo-1-23-44 / Italy! Turban wearing Moslem [sic] soldier kneels by the crescent of Islam which marks the new grave of Mohammedan comrade who was killed in combat on the Italian front." Italy. 23 January 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--Moroccan--Italy
War casualties--Italy
Graves--Italy
Islam--Italy