Soldiers kneel during a religious ceremony, Scapoli, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Soldiers kneel in front of a priest during a Christian religious ceremony held in the field. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152522." Official Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio photo-1-15-44 / Italy! At the foot of Mt. Marrone, near Scapoli, Italy, two French soldiers of a Moroccan gun company attend Mass administered by Regimental Chaplain Lobbedez." Scapoli, Italy. 15 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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Scapoli
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41.617
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14.050
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Outdoor religious services--Italy
Chaplains--Italy
Soldiers--Moroccan--Italy
Religious services--Italy