Italian civilians wait for Allied aid, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Italian civilians wait in a bombed town for Allied aid. Official caption on reverse: "Sig C. Photo-Italy-5-15-44. Radioed-5-17-44-Italian civilians taking refuge near air-raid shelter wait to be fed and sheltered by Allied military government authorities." Italy. 15 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Refugees--Italian--Italy
War damage--Italy
War relief--Italy
Air raid shelters--Italy