Bishop John A. Gregg greets African-American troops in Capua, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Bishop John A. Gregg greets African-American troops. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151297." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-12-22-43 / Italy! Handclasp from home. Bishop John A. Gregg [Gregg, John Andrew, 1877-1953], representing the Negro Churches of America in a world-wide tour among Colored troops, shakes hands with soldiers of a Q.M. unit in the Capua Area." Capua, Italy. 22 December 1943
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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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Capua
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41.100
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14.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Shaking hands--Italy
Smiling--Italy
Bishops--Italy