Telephone lines strung on a concrete pole, Nettuno, Italy,1944

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Photograph. Telephone lines strung on a concrete pole. Official caption on reverse: "16 April 1944 / MM-5-44-3703 / Fifth Army Nettuno Area, Italy / 57th Signal Bn. Experimental support used on concrete pole at tag point of W 110 B field wire. Photo by Bell / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Nettuno Italy. 16 April 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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Nettuno
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41.450
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12.650
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Utility poles--Italy
Telecommunication lines--Italy