Sibling soldiers embrace, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Sibling soldiers, a nurse and technical sergeant, embrace. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152343." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-10-44 / Brother meets sister in Italy! T/5 Joseph Gawarecki, is happily greeted and embraced by his sister, nurse Lt. Julia Gawrecki [sic], both of Rome, N.Y. Both had seen service in N. Africa and were unable to contact each other. This was their first meeting in six years." Italy. 10 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Nurses--American--Italy
Kissing--Italy
Families--American--Italy