US soldiers conducting reconnaissance on a damaged bridge, Pisa, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers conducting reconnaissance on a damaged bridge. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-7684." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo-25 July 1944-Italy. Three-man American patrol reconnoitering the Arno River, around Pisa, which is under attack by the Fifth Army. Sig Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy-#." Pisa, Italy. 25 July 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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Pisa
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43.717
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10.383
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military scouts--American--Italy
Walls--Italy
Cities & towns--Italy
Rivers--Italy
Rifles--Italy
Military reconnaissance--American--Italy
Guards--Italy