US Secretary of War and generals salute the flag in Rome, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US Secretary of War and generals salute the flag. Official caption on reverse: "4 July 1944 MM-5-44-7080 / Fifth Army, Rome area, Italy / Saluting the colors during Independence Day celebration in Rome [in Piazza Venezia] are L-R: Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Deputy Allied Commander Med. [Mediterranean] Theatre, Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, C.G. Fifth Army, Maj. Gen. Henry H. Johnson C.G. Rome Area Command, Maj. Gen. Alexander Surles, Chief of PRO, U.S. Army, and Mr. Harvey Bundy, special assistant to the secretary and Gen. Keyes C.C. II Corps. Photo by Stoen / Army Pictorial Service." Rome, Italy. 4 July 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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Roma
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41.900
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12.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Generals--American--Italy
Cabinet officers--Italy
Military parades & ceremonies--Italy
Saluting--Italy
Plazas--Italy
Buildings--Italy