Three servicemen work in a US message center in the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Three servicemen work with radio equipment in a US message center in the Royal Palace. Official caption on front: "MM-5-102730." Official caption on reverse: "9 Jan 1944 / MM-5-102730 / Caserta, Italy / Part of 'Frame' and congrol [sic] point in the message center for lightening rear now located in the Palace at Caserta, Italy [Royal Palace of Caserta]. Photo by Edwards / 163rd Signal Photo Company Confidential." Caserta, Italy. 9 January 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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Caserta
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41.067
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14.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Communication facilities--Italy
Communication devices--Italy
Telephone lines--Italy