US landing craft mobilized for invasion, Bagnoli, Italy, 1944
Description:
Photograph. US landing craft mobilized for invasion. Official caption on reverse: "8 Aug 44 7/MM-44-1878 / Bagnoli, Italy / Invasion loading. Day and night without letup men and equipment are loaded on waiting landing craft for the big invasion. View of LST's in Bagnoli Harbor. Photo by Lapidus / 163rd Sig Photo Co." Bagnoli, Italy. 8 August 1944
Image Information
Donor:
Accession Number:
Date:
Hometown:
Branch:
Theater of Service:
Unit:
POW / KIA:
Topical Subjects:
Collection Level:
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.
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Italy
Equipment & supplies--Italy
Military mobilizations--Italy
Harbors--Italy