US soldiers crossing a destroyed bridge, Pisa, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers crossing a destroyed bridge. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-10250." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo 6 Sept 1944 (102500) Italy. Crossing the Arno. With no opposition from the retreating enemy, the only difficulty these American soldiers find in crossing Arno River into Pisa is in traversing this bombed and blasted railroad bridge. Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Italy.#" Pisa, Italy. 6 September 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:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Bridges--Italy
War damage--Italy
Walking--Italy
Troop movements--American--Italy