US patrol moves toward German position, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US patrol moves toward German position. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-3628"; personal caption on reverse: "15 April 1944." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo 16 Apr 1944 (Beachhead-Italy) American patrol blasts Germans in no-mans land. Pix #2 or 7 pix series. Patrol 'hits ditch' double time to prevent enemy observation as they move towards farmhouse. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy. #." Italy. 16 April 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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Soldiers--American--Italy
Rural areas--Italy
Firearms--Italy
Military maneuvers--Italy
Hiding--Italy