Four US tankmen resting after losing their tank in Cisterna, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Four US tankmen rest and smoke after losing their tank. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5569." Official caption on reverse: "Sig C. telephoto-radioed 5-26-44. Italy! These American tankmen have just completed a hazardous trip back to the American lines near Cisterna, Italy, after the loss of their M-4 tank. L-R: Front row; Pvt. Floyd W. Shelton, Wichita, Kan., and Pvt. Vassar Nance, Leahville, Ark., and back row; Pvt. Donald Jones, Dexter, NY.., and Cpl. Earl L. Larson, of S. Minneapolis, Minn." Cisterna, Italy. 26 May 1944