US tank trapped in bomb crater, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. GIs assess a US tank trapped in a water-logged bomb crater. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-3644"; personal caption on reverse: "16 April 1944." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo 16 Apr 1944 (Beachhead-Italy) Raiding tank trapped in bomb crater! An American [M-4] tank advancing into enemy territory during sudden Allied raid slid down embankment and was trapped in this bomb crater. Signal Corps Radio Photo from Italy." Italy. 16 April 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
War damage--Italy