US Army engineers work to repair a bridge destroyed by a storm, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US Army engineers work to repair a bridge destroyed by a storm. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150454." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo Radioed 11-21-43 / Signal Corps Photo-11-21-43-Italy! U.S. Army Engineers watch while a truck unloads rock for the rebuilding of a bridge which was washed out by a rain storm the night before." Italy. 21 November 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Bridge construction--Italy
Storms--Italy
Engineers--Italy