US servicemen eat from mess kits in front of bomb damaged building on 1 October 1944 in Pietramala area, Italy.
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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41.Photograph. Two US servicemen eat from mess kits in front of bomb damaged building with picture of Mussolini painted onto side. 'Vinceremo', 'win' in Italian also painted onto side of building. '1 Oct 44. 5/MM-44-4473. Fifth Army, Pietramala Area, Italy. Sgt. Norbert Middendorf, Chicago, Ill. [Illinois] (left) and Sgt. Lionel Grover, Los Angeles, Cal. [California], eat chow before Mussolini portrait and sign. Photo by Schmidt. 3131 Sig SV Co.' Near Pietramala, Italy. 1 October 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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Pietramala
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44.167
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11.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War damage--Italy
Eating & drinking--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Murals--Italy
Propaganda--Italian--Italy