Unidentified man observes destruction at a railroad station, Avignon, France, 1944
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Photograph. Unidentified man observes destruction at a railroad station. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2812." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-5 Sept. 44 (2812) So. France. Pre Invasion work. Allied forces entering Avignon found smashed locomotives and rail sheds at the railway center result of an American aerial bombardment on May 2[?] 1944 carried out as part of the pre-invasion strategy to strangle the enemy's lines of communication." Avignon, France. 5 September 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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Avignon
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43.933
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4.800
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Railroad stations--France
Railroad trains--French--France
War damage--France