US and British trucks on fire in the city streets of Nettuno, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Smoke billows from US and British trucks on fire in an empty city street. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-[Number blacked out]." Official caption on reverse: "Sig.[Signal] Corps Radio Photo-2-11-44. Nettuno Area, Italy! Allied vehicles burning after bombing. Flames rage from American and British trucks hit by German aircraft aiding the Nettuno sector." Nettuno, Italy. 11 February 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aerial bombings--Italy
Fires--Italy
Streets--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Vehicles, military--British--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--Italy