Smoke from US artillery shells rises over enemy positions, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Smoke from US artillery shells rises over enemy positions on a distant hillside. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151310." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-12-17-43 / Italy! American artillery opens offensive. Fifth Army artillery units lay down heavy assault in valley of San Pietro Sector." San Pietro, Italy. 17 December 1943
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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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San Pietro
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41.450
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13.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Hills--Italy
Bombardment--Italy
Smoke--Italy