US paratroopers march down the roadway, Le Muy, France, 1944
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Photograph. US paratroopers march down the roadway. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2111." Official caption on reverse: "15 Aug 1944 7/MM-44-2111 / Seventh Army, Le Muy, France / Paratroopers move along dusty country road toward their objective on D Day in southern France. Photo by Leibowitz / 163rd Signal Photo Company." Le Muy, France. 15 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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Muy, le
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43.467
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6.517
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Paratroopers--France
Dirt roads--France
Rural areas--France
Troop movements--American--France
Rifles--France