US soldiers rest during a lull in battle, Cerro Grosso, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers rest during a lull in battle. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-509." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-2-1-44 / Italy! At their culvert home along a road near Cerro Grosso, members of an American anti-aircraft unit relax during lull in battle on the Italian front." Cerro Grosso, Italy. 1 February 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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Cerro Grosso
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41.583
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13.983
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Military camps--American--Italy
Reading--Italy
Culverts--Italy
Cooking utensils--Italy
Rest periods--Italy