The townspeople of Lauro clearing the streets of their shattered town, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. The townspeople of Lauro clearing the streets of their shattered town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151511." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 12-20-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-20-43-Italy! Men and women of Lauro, working side by [side] came out of hiding after the passed behind them, and began clearing the streets of their shattered town. Germans dynamited houses to create road blocks." Lauro, Italy. 20 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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People--Italy
War damage--Italy
Cleaning--Italy