View looking down at bombed buildings in Formia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. View looking down at bombed buildings. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5418." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo radioed 22 May. Sig C Photo-5-20-44-Italy! Smashed buildings and debris were found in Formia by American forces who captured the town. Rubble, remnants of houses and American vehicles are shown here." Formia, Italy. 20 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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Formia
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41.250
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13.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War damage--Italy
Aerial photographs--Italy
Roads--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--Italy
Ambulances--American--Italy
Buildings--Italy