US soldiers attending a flag raising ceremony in Rome, Italy, 1944

Description: 

Photograph. US soldiers attending a flag raising ceremony. Official caption on reverse: "4 July 1944 MM-5-44-7087 / Fifth Army, Rome area, Italy / Scene in Piazza Venezia with infantry lined up waiting for Mr. Stimson's arrival. Photo by Yaskell / Army Pictorial Service." Rome, Italy. 4 July 1944

Image Information

Accession Number: 
Date: 
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Collection Level: 
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.
Geography: 
Roma
Latitude: 
41.900
Longitude: 
12.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military parades & ceremonies--Italy
Flagpoles--Italy
Flags--American
Plazas--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Buildings--Italy