A US tank crosses a pontoon bridge, Southern France, 1944
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Photograph. A US tank crosses a pontoon bridge. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2589." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-30 Aug 440(2589)-So. France. Seventh Army American tank crawls across a pontoon bridge spanning a river in southern France. Allied planes had wrecked the original bridge. Sig Corps Radiotelephoto from Italy-#." Likely Isère, France. 30 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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Isère
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45.167
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5.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Rivers--France
Tanks (Military science)--American--France
Pontoon bridges--France
Soldiers--American--France
Troop movements--American--France