US Secretary of War inspecting artillery weapon in Cecina, Italy, 1944
Photograph. US Secretary of War inspecting artillery weapon. Official caption on reverse: "7 July 1944 MM-5-44-7405 / Fifth Army, Cecina area, Italy / Cpl. Paul Davie, Blossburg, PA., C Battery, 173rd F.A. Bn, [field artillery battalion], and Capt. Edward Hertly, C.O., C Battery, 173rd F.A. Bn., explain the workings of a 155mm rifle to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; Lt. General Mark W. Clark and members of their party. The secretary paid a visit to the Italian theater and made a tour of part of the Fifth Army front accompanied by Lt. General Mark W. Clark. Photo by Thomas / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Cecina, Italy. 7 July 1944