Two US soldiers who are brothers operate an artillery weapon, Venafro, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Two US soldiers who are brothers operate an artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152013." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo radioed 12-31-43 / Sig. Corps Photo-12-31-43-Italy! Team of brothers. L-R, PFC Heinz and Pvt. Frank Schorling of Jersey City, N.J., infantrymen, manning their weapon in the Venafro Area." Venafro, Italy. 31 December 1943
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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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Venafro
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41.483
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14.033
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Machine guns--American--Italy
Forests--Italy