US mortar crew marches along trail in Venafro, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US mortar crew marches along trail. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150982." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo Radioed 12-12-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-12-43-Italy! Burdened down with guns and ammunition, U.S. mortar crews make their way up a steep mountain trail in the Venafro sector. After unloading mule-packs they proceed on foot to selected positions." Venafro, Italy. 12 December 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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Venafro
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41.483
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14.033
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy
Mortars (Ordnance)
Trails & paths--Italy
Mountains--Italy
Troop movements--American--Italy