US patrol searches for German snipers in a country town, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US patrol searches for German snipers in a country town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4040." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo 24 Apr 1944-(Italy) (Pix 1-3 Pix Series) Sniper hunting. Infantry patrol moves out, rifles ready, searching for German snipers that infiltrate our lines at night, Sig Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy.#." Italy. 24 April 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Military reconnaissance--American--Italy
Rural areas--Italy
Buildings--Italy