US and British soldiers meet in Terracina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US tank on a rail line. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5550." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 24 May 1944 (Italy) Trapped Germans! (pix #2 of 3 pix series) An American M-10 tank destroyer has just fired into the Galleria di Mont Orso Tunnel, west of Fondi, to blast out two German battalions trapped inside. Infantryman crouches beside machine gun ready to open fire if Nazis show fight. Signal Corps Rradio telephoto from Italy.#." Italy. 24 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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Terracina
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41.283
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13.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Soldiers--British--Italy
Salutations--Italy
War damage--Italy
Utility poles--Italy
Rifles--American--Italy