Lt. General Devers gives orders at an advance observation post, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Lt. General Devers sits on a rocky outcropping at an advance observation post and discusses possibilities with other officers. Official caption on front: "MM-5-153123." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-2-7-44 / Italy! Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Deputy Commander-in-chief, Mediterranean Theater of Operations (left) at an advance observation post overlooking St. Elia Valley, a sector where French Expeditionary Forces are fighting. Immediately behind the General is Lt. Col. Andre Zeller, Second Ass't Chief of Staff, C.E.F. (Corp Expeditionaire Francasie [sic])." Italy. 7 February 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
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Military scouts--American--Italy
Military scouts--French--Italy
Military reconnaissance--American--Italy
Military reconnaissance--Italian--Italy
Generals--American--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy