US troops march along a dirt roadway, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US troops march along a dirt roadway. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4823." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Radio Photo 5-14-44 / Sig. C. Photo-5-14-44-Italy! Members of an American mortar squad moving up toward San [sic] Maria Infante, Italy. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Algiers-#." Near Santa Maria Infante, Italy. 14 May 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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Santa Maria Infante
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41.283
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13.733
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Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Troop movements--American--Italy