Elderly French lady gratefully kisses a US soldier, Bourg, France, 1944
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Photograph. Elderly French lady gratefully kisses a US soldier. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2888." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps photo-6 Sept 1944-(#2888)-So. France. Kiss for liberation. Expressing the great joy of the liberated, an elderly woman in Bourg, charged with intense feeling, fiercely grabs and kisses Lt. John D. Goodner, of Alexandria, Tenn., shortly after town was liberated by Seventh Army forces. S.C. rad. tel. from Italy." [likely Rhône-Alpes], France. 6 September 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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Rhône-Alpes
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Soldiers--American--France
People--France
Older people--France
Jeep automobiles--American--France
Kissing--France
Smiling--France
Gratitude--France