Engineers of the 1554 Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion erect trestles on a pontoon bridge across the Po River in Italy on 25 April 1945.
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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80.Photograph. ' 25 April 45. 5/MM-45-7702. Fifth Army, San Benedetto Area, Italy. Engineers of the 1554 Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion, erecting trestles on 858 foot pontoon bridge across the Po River. Photo by Harris. 196th Signal Photo Co.' San Benedetto Area, Italy. 25 April 1945
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Pontoon bridges--Italy
Engineers--Italy
Rivers--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Bridge construction--Italy