Water mine exploding near the shore of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, France, 1944
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Photograph. Water mine exploding near the shore. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2035." Official caption on reverse: "15 Aug 1944 7/MM-44-2035 / Seventh Army, Red Beach area, France / A water mine explodes near shore. Photo by A. Smith / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Likely Cavalaire-sur-Mer, France. 15 August 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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Cavalaire-sur-Mer
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43.200
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6.533
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Beaches--France
Mines (Weapons)--France
Explosions--France
Foxholes--France