US serviceman holding turkey carcasses that will be cooked for Thanksgiving dinner for the Fifth Army, Italy, November 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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425.	Photograph. US serviceman Stacey holding turkey carcasses that will be cooked for Thanksgiving dinner for the Fifth Army. 13 Nov 1944. 5/MM-44-6836. Fifth Army, Leghorn Area, Italy. PFC Homer Stacey, Belfry, Ky. [Kentucky], of the 61st Quartermaster Base Depot, holding 20 lbs. of Thanksgiving turkey in each hand. Approximately 20,000 lbs. of turkey will go to Fifth Army troops, on Thanksgiving Day. Photo by Edwards. 3131 Signal Service Co. Leghorn, Italy. 13 November 1944.
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11/13/1944
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Livorno
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43.550
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10.317
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Eating & drinking--Italy
Military cookery--Italy
Turkeys--Italy
Holidays--American--Italy