US soldiers minesweeping on the beach in Terracina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers minesweeping on the beach. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5 [illegible]." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Crops [sic] photo 26 May 1944 (Italy) Beach combers! U.S. mine platoon sweeping the Terracina beach of enemy mines after the town's capture. Note soldiers on beach probeing [sic] for mines which continually shift in the soft sand. In background is the strong, solid rock fortress which the Germans used unsuccessfully against Allied troops. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy." Terracina, 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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Terracina, Golfo di
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41.200
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13.333
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Mines (Weapons)--Italy
Beaches--Italy
Bays (Bodies of water)--Italy
Military reconnaissance--American--Italy
Forts & fortifications--German--Italy
War damage--Italy
Cliffs--Italy