An ambulance passes a destroyed German fortress in Terracina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. An ambulance passes a destroyed German fortress. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5691." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 26 May 1944 (Italy) Scenery-fortress-scenery. An American ambulance moves through Terracina past wrecked buildings and a towering rock, yesterday a German fortress and today a piece of scenery. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy." Terracina, Italy. 26 May 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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Terracina
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41.283
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13.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Forts & fortifications--German--Italy
War damage--Italy
Ambulances--American--Italy