French Marines pose with artillery weapon, Marseille, France, 1944
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Photograph. French Marines pose with artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25054" official caption on reverse: "26 August 1944 7/MM-44-25054 / Marseille, France. French Marines use heavy calibre gun to still Nazi snipers still left in the port. Photo by Brinn / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Marseille, France. 26 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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Marseille
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43.300
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5.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Underground movements--France
Artillery (Weaponry)--French--France
Rifles--France
Automobiles--French--France
Buildings--France
Posing--France