President Roosevelt awards General Mark Clark in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. President Roosevelt awards General Mark Clark with a medal. Official caption on front: "MM-HAR-43-5234." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo Radioed 12-10-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-10-43-President in Sicily! President Roosevelt leans out of his Jeep and smiles on Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, C/G 5th Army, as he pins the D.S.C. on the General's field jacket. The scene is at special ceremonies at Castelvetrano, Sicily, one of the President's stopping points after his historic conferences." Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy. 10 December 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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Castelvetrano
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37.683
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12.783
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Presidents--Italy
Generals--American--Italy
Military decorations--Italy
Jeep automobiles--American--Italy