US signalman works on a device on the roadside, Montelimar, France, 1944
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Photograph. US signalman works on a device at the roadside. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2774." Official caption on reverse: "30 Aug 1944 7/MM-44-2774 / Seventh Army, Montelimar Area, France. Third Division. An American wire man does his work under the wrecked sign of the town. Photo by Smith / 163rd Signal photo Co." Montelimar, France. 30 August 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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Montélimar
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44.550
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4.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Communication devices--France
Wire--France
Employment--France
Cities & towns--France
Utility poles--France
Boats--French--France
Automobiles--French--France
Dirt roads--France
Traffic signs & signals--France