US soldiers display a captured Nazi flag in Latina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers display a captured Nazi flag. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5693." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 26 May 1944 (Italy) Flys [sic] no more! The swastika flag which hung from the biggest Italian facist [sic] building in Littoria was hauled down when the Fifth army bridgehead forces liberated the town in their big break-through. Proudly holding the trophy are (L. to R.) Sgt. BW Beleker, Athens, Tenn., 2nd Lt. JF Santiore, Johnstown, Pa. with Cpl C.P. Haltey, Baton Rouge, La. smiling in the background. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy. #." Latina, Italy. 26 May 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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Latina
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41.467
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12.867
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Flags--German
War destruction & pillage--Italy
War damage--Italy
Smiling--Italy
Rifles--American--Italy