US Secretary of War and generals in a jeep in Cassino, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-7066." Official caption on reverse: "4 July 1944 MM-5-44-7066 / Fifth Army, Rome area, Italy / Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, stand at left with Fifth Army staff officers who met him on arrival in Rome. The group salutes at the retreat ceremony on American celebration of Independence Day in the Italian capitol [sic]. Photo by Bell / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Rome, Italy. 4 July 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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Cassino
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41.500
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cabinet officers--Italy
Generals--American--Italy
Jeep automobiles--American--Italy
War damage--Italy
Visits of state--American--Italy