Three US soldiers repair signal equipment in Naples, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Three US soldiers repair signal equipment in a communications room. Official caption on front: "MM-WEI-44-11755." Official caption on reverse: "MM-WEI-44-11755 / 1 Aug 1944 / Naples, Area, Italy / T/5 Edward D. Reynolds, Irvington, N.J. Sgt. Dale Williams, Nokomas, ILL., and Sgt. William York, Rochester, N.Y., repairing signal equipment at the 183rd sig. repair shop. Signal depot S-650." Naples, Italy. 1 August 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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Napoli
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40.833
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14.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Military depots--Italy
Communication facilities--Italy
Communication devices--Italy
Maintenance & repair--Italy