US soldier wins war bond in drawing, Algiers, Algeria, 1944
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Photograph. US soldier wins war bond in drawing. Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo-6-April-44-Algiers! War Bond drawing--winner of first prize of $5000.00 war bond is Sgt. Ira J. Breaux, Baton Rouge, LA. Lt. Edgar A Murray, Jr., of Detroit, Mich., supervised the drawing and Miss Marjory Sommerville, London, England, drew the ticket from the gilded G.I. can." Algiers, Algeria. 6 April 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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Alger
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36.833
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3.000
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Soldiers--American--Algeria
Military officers--American--Algeria
Trash cans--Algeria
Contests--Algeria
War bonds & funds--Algeria