Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. reading mail, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. reading mail on jeep with "Rough Rider" painted on dashboard. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152707." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-17-44 / Italy! 'Rough Rider' in a modern war, Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., director of liaison to CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) takes time out to read his mail." Italy. 17 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
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Jeep automobiles--American--Italy
Correspondence--California