US soldiers serve Christmas dinner to Italians, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US soldiers serve dinner to Italians. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151976." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo-12-29-43- / Italy! Yanks share their Xmas dinner. Residents of Montaquila being served helpings of American Xmas fare by Pvts. Mickey Schwartz of Chicago, Ill., and Robert C. Buckler of Louisville, Ky. Food for soldiers was sufficient enough to ration out 'extras' to civilians." Italy. 29 December 1943
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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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--American--Italy
People--Italy
Military rations--Italy
Charity--Italy