US Secretary of War speaks to British reporters in Cecina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US Secretary of War speaks to British reporters at an outdoor press conference. Official caption on reverse: "6 July 1944 MM-5-44-7366 / Fifth Army, Cecina area, Italy / Correspondent George Harrison, News of the World, London, England; Secretary of War, Mr. Henry L. Stimson; and Vaughn Thomas, B.B.C., talk over the war in Italy. Photo by Edwards / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Likely Cecina, Italy. 6 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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Cecina
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43.317
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10.517
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cabinet officers--Italy
Reporters--British--Italy
Military officers--American--Italy
Conversation--Italy
Visits of state--American--Italy
Forests--Italy