US tanks and vehicles roll down the city streets in Formia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US tanks and vehicles roll down the city streets. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5395." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo Radioed 21 May 1944 / Sig C. Photo-5-19-44-Formia Area, Italy! American medium tanks and mechanized vehicles push on to Gaeta and Itri, Italy thru Formia's Main Street." Formia, Italy. 21 May 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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Formia
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41.250
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13.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Troop movements--American--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--Italy
War damage--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Streets--Italy