US soldiers clean captured German machine guns in San Vittore, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. US soldiers clean captured German machine guns. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152378." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo 1-12-44 / Italy! German machine guns taken with the capture of San Vittore are being cleaned by Infantrymen, L. to R: Pvt. Robert L. Grassman, of No. Minneapolis, Minn., Pvt. Thomas Mandabach, Indianapolis, IA. [sic], and Cpl. Virgil D. Teslow, Graham, Minn." San Vittore, Italy. 12 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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San Vittore del Lazio
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41.633
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13.917
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Machine guns--German--Italy
Cleaning--Italy