US soldiers stringing wire near the front lines, Italy, 1943
Description:
Photograph. US soldiers stringing wire near the front lines. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150528." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 11-26-43 / Sig Corps Photo-11-26-43-Italy! Sludging through mud and pools of water, Pvt. John A. Ray, Tomaston, Ga., and S/Sgt. Bernard J. Dineen, Jersey City, N.J., stringing vital communication wire forward near the front." Italy. 26 November 1943
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
Telecommunication cables--Italy
Floods--Italy
Mud--Italy
Utility poles--Italy