US Secretary of War visits field hospital in Cecina, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. US Secretary of War visits field hospital. Official caption on reverse: "6 July 1944 MM-5-44-7380 / Fifth Army, Italy / Mr. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, and Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, C.G. of Fifth Army leaving ward at the 8th Evac. Hospital, where they had been visiting wounded men. Photo by Walden / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Likely Cecina, Italy. 6 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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Cecina
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43.317
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10.517
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Military hospitals--Italy
Cabinet officers--Italy
Generals--American--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy
Visits of state--American--Italy
Arrivals & departures--American--Italy