US servicemen posing in front of "Partisan's Wall" in Bologna, Italy in 1944 or 1945

Gift of Beth and Robert Millett, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
Description: 

Slide. US servicemen posing in front of memorial of photographs pasted onto wall, an Italian flag in the background, where Italian partisans were shot during the war, Italian civilians in background. “Partisan’s wall. Bologna. Photos on wall of loyal Italians executed here by fascists.” From box originally labeled “"No. [Northern] Italy - Cassino -– Pompeii - Como."” Bologna, Italy. Late 1944 to early 1945

Image Information

Donor: 
Mr. Robert Millett
Accession Number: 
2010.324.207
Date: 
1944
1945
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
248th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Monuments & memorials--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy
Collection Level: 
Items relating to the service of, or collected by, William J. Boylhart Jr., predominantly color Kodachrome slides of his service and occupation duty in the MTO and ETO along with images from his leave time spent in the United States. Many images feature his girlfriend Lyn.
Geography: 
Bologna
Latitude: 
44.483
Longitude: 
11.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Monuments & memorials--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy