US soldier sits with his walkie-talkie amidst destruction in Anzio, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldier sits with his walkie-talkie amidst destruction in an Italian city. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-479." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-31-44 / Anzio, Italy! Amid the ruins of Anzio PFC Warren P. Burrell, New York City, sits with his 'walkie talkie', framed by a curving piece of structural steel in a striking camera picture of war." Anzio, Italy. 31 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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
War damage--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Communication devices--Italy