US soldier examines a damaged German artillery weapon, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldier examines a damaged German artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152381." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Rad. Tele-Radioed 1-11-44. Italy! Examining a damaged self-propelled 75mm German gun mounted on this Mark III tank chassis, is Pvt. Morris Schimmel, Clayton, Mo., a front-line Army Photographer." Italy. 11 January 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--German--Italy
War damage--Italy
Inspections--Italy