US and Allied soldiers take cover while under sniper fire, Lyons, France, 1944
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Photograph. US and Allied soldiers take cover near a low wall while under sniper fire. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2840." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo 6 Sept 1944 (2840) So. France. Sniper fight in Lyons. Crouched behind a wall along Rhone river, Allied soldiers shoot it out with die-hard German snipers and Nazi sympathizers firing from civilian hospital across the river. Fray began when snipers, hidden in building after city fell, opened up on American engineers constructing Bailey Bridge. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy. #. " Lyons, France. 6 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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Lyon
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45.767
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4.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Hiding--France
Walls--France
Smoke--France
Rifles--France
Shooting--France
Buildings--France