US Airborne infantrymen in action, France, 1944
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Photograph. US Airborne infantrymen in action. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2109." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps photo-18 Aug 1944. France (#2109)-D-Day action! Airborne infantrymen are shown in action immediately after landing on French soil. Two are dug in with a light machine gun, under the wing of a wrecked glider, while others stalk through the tall covering grass to engage the enemy nearby. Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Italy-#." France. 18 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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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Gliders (Aircraft)--American--France
Hiding--France
Machine guns--American--France
Rural areas--France