A teenaged girl receives medical attention near St. Elia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. A 14-year old girl receives medical attention for a wounded foot. A ¾ ton truck with a canvas cover has been converted to an ambulance by painting a white square with a red cross on the canvas. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-815." Official caption on reverse: ""Sig.[Signal] Corps Radio Photo-2-8-44 / Italy! Her feet frozen after a three day trek from embattled Cassino, this 14 year old girl is receiving medical attention from a French medic at an aid station in the St. Elia area." St. Elia, Italy. 8 February 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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Sant'Elia a Pianisi
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41.633
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14.867
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Refugees--Italian--Italy
Girls--Health & welfare--Italy
Medical personnel--French--Italy
Military medicine--Italy