US troops wade through deep water to get to the beachhead, Italy, 1944
Description:
Photograph. US troops wade through deep water to get to the beach-head. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-119." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Radio Photo-1-23-44 / New landings by 5th Army! Yanks wade ashore from L.C.I.'s as 5th Army establishes a new beach-head near Anzio, Italy." Italy. 23 January 1944
Image Information
Donor:
Accession Number:
Date:
Hometown:
Branch:
Theater of Service:
Unit:
POW / KIA:
Topical Subjects:
Collection Level:
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.
Geography:
Italia
Latitude:
42.833
Longitude:
12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy
Beaches--Italy