US convoy on a roadway, Brignoles, France, 1944
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Photograph. US convoy on a roadway. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25017." Official caption on reverse: "19 August 1944 7/MM-44-25017 / Seventh Army, Brignoles area, France / An American tank coming into the just captured town of Brignoles, France. Photo by Smith / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Southern France. 19 August 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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Brignoles
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43.417
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6.050
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--France
Jeep automobiles--American--France
Soldiers--American--France
Streets--France