US troops tow an artillery weapon with a truck and brute force, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US troops tow an artillery weapon with a truck and brute force through thick mud. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151581." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo-12-27-43 / Italy! Forward again--but slowly. American gun crew tugging a 2 ½ ton truck towing their 40 mm. Bofors weapon through soft, thick mud, to a new advanced position on the Italian battlefront. Italy. 27 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
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--Italy
Hills--Italy
Towing--Italy