US officer compares his helmet to an ornate Italian one, Anzio, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US officer compares his helmet to an ornate Italian one. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-480." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-31-44 / Anzio, Italy! Holding an ancient Roman Helmet [possibly a Napoleonic-era helmet] in one hand and his own 20th century head-gear in the other, Capt. Frederick J. Saam, of Calumet, Mich., presents a contrast in two distant epochs of war which the antique town of Anzio has witnessed." Anzio, Italy. 31 January 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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
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Military officers--American--Italy
Helmets--Italy