US soldier displays burlap covers for boots, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US soldier displays burlap covers for boots to protect from mud, soldier next to him has no burlap, and boots are muddy. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150169." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Rad. Tele-Radioed 11-24-43. Italy! Necessity, the mother of invention, has produced a new piece of clothing, improvised in the muddy fields of Italy. It is the 'Goo-Shoos', demonstrating its protective value. The 'Goo-Shoo' is assuming widespread popularity among troops in Italy." Italy. 24 November 1943
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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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Adaptive reuse--Italy
Mud--Italy
Footwear--Italy