US troops land on a beach, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US troops land on a beach. Official caption on front: "MM-LE1-44-333." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Radio Photo-1-25-44 / New Allied landings in Italy! While an anti-aircraft crew waits in firing position, troops steam [stream] ashore. Some vehicles, equipment and supplies have already been landed." Italy. 25 January 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
Beaches--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy
Antiaircraft guns--American--Italy