US soldiers ride atop tanks in a convoy, France, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers ride atop tanks in a convoy. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2188." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-19 Aug 1944. France (#2188)- Expanding the bridgehead! Infantrymen of the veteran 45th. Div. ride on swiftly moving tanks in pursuit of the retreating Germans as their elaborate defenses crumbled under the blows of the Seventh Army. Sig. Corps radio telephoto from Italy-#." France. 19 August 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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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Tanks (Military science)--American--France
Troop movements--American--France
Rural areas--France
Dirt roads--France