Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Airplane wing used as sign for Tunis Troc, an enlisted men's club in Tunisia, 1943
Airplane wing used as sign for "Tunis Troc: Enlisted Men's Club." Tunisia. 1943
Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, circa 1941-45
Mass-produced photograph. "Cairo - Sultan Hassan and Rifaich Mosques [Al-Rifa'i Mosque]." Cairo, Egypt. Circa 1941-45
Alan Bucher cleaning tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress in Italy in 1944
Alan Bucher cleaning tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress; good view of twin .50 caliber machine guns in tail. Probably...
Alan Bucher exiting beaded curtain in Torremaggiore, Italy
Alan Bucher exiting through beaded curtain in doorway entrance. "[illegible] in laundry. Torremaggiore. Me."...
Alan Bucher inside stone doorway in Italy
Alan Bucher inside stone doorway. "1944. Me in lion's den." Probably outside Foggia, Italy. 1944
Alan Bucher riding a donkey in Cerignola, Italy in 1945
Alan Bucher riding a donkey/mule in the Italian countryside. "No wise cracks! Me in Cerignola 1945." Cerignola, Italy....
Alan Bucher sitting near ancient columns in Pompeii during the summer of 1944
Alan Bucher sitting near ancient columns, smoking pipe. "[illegible] Pompeii. Summer 1944." Pompeii, Italy. Summer 1944
Alan Bucher standing among Italian city steps.
Alan Bucher standing among Italian city steps. City unknown, Possibly Foggia, Italy. 1944
Alan Bucher typing inside tent in Italy in 1944-45
Alan Bucher typing on small typewriter inside tent; he is sitting on cot, smoking a pipe. Italy. 1944-45
Alan Bucher wearing gas mask outside of airbase tent in Italy in 1945
U.S. serviceman, probably Alan Bucher, wearing gas mask and holding helmet outside of airbase tent. "Italy. 1945."...
Alan Bucher's silent, practice piano in Foggia, Italy in 1945
Alan Bucher's silent, practice piano with Debussy sheet music. The piano was created from wood and made no sound....
Algerian soldiers inspecting a knocked out German vehicle, Esperia, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Algerian soldiers inspecting a knocked out German vehicle. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5463."...
Algerian street leading into the city of Orlansville
Algerian street; including gate into city. "Orleansville, Africa." Orlansville, now Chlef. Circa 1943
Algerian troops rest along a fence line, Southern France, 1944
Algerian troops rest along a fence line. Written caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2077-6." Official caption on reverse...
Allied artillery shells explode near the ruins of the St. Benedictine Monastery, Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied artillery shells explode near the ruins of the St. Benedictine Monastery. Official caption on front...
Allied forces mobilized in San Giorgio, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied forces mobilized on a narrow roadway in a bomb-damaged city. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-...
Allied machine gun outposts in the Apennine Mountains in December 1944
295.Photograph. '1 Dec 44. 5/MM-44-30865. Fifth Army, Vincenetta Area, Italy. It's .50 Calibre Machine Gun outposts...
Allied Military Government Christmas party for Italian children in 1944
444.Photograph. '25 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-32349. Fifth Army, Scarperia Area, Italy. Serving the Italian children at the...
Allied Military Government Christmas party for Italian children in 1944
445.Photograph. '25 Dec. 44. 5/MM-44-32350. Fifth Army, Scarperia Area, Italy. Serving begins at the Christmas Party...
Allied Military Government Christmas party for Italian children in December 1944
532.Photograph. '25 Dec. 44. 5/MM-44-32353. Fifth Army, Scarperia Area, Italy. Lt. Col. Donald Smith, helps keep the...
Allied Military Government Christmas party for Italian children in Italy in 1944
456.Photograph. '5/MM-44-32348. Fifth Army, Scarperia Area, Italy. Santa Claus speaks over the microphone at the...
Allied Officers Club in Bizerte, Tunisia in 1943-44
Allied Officers Club. Bizerte, Tunisia. 1943-44
Allied planes strafing and bombing German positions in Italy on 16 October 1944
331.Photograph. Allied planes strafing and bombing German positions in Italy. '16 Oct. 1944. 5/MM-44-5536. Fifth Army,...
Allied serviceman interacts with Italian refugees near Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied serviceman interacts with Italian refugees. Official caption on front: "MM-5-153020." Official...
Allied shells burst in German-held Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Smoke wafts up from Allied shells bursting in the German-held city of Cassino. Official caption on front: "...
Allied soldier watching for Germans near Sant'oliva, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied soldier with rifle watches for Germans. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5460." Official caption...
Allied soldiers interact with Italian laundresses, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Allied soldiers interact with Italian laundresses. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150838." Official...
Allied soldiers pose in front of a B-25 bomber, North Africa (probably), 1942
Allied soldiers pose in front of a North American B-25H Mitchell medium bomber. Note tarp covering windsheild of plane....
Allied tanks move through Santi Cosma e Damiano, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied tanks move through the bombed remains of an Italian city. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4869...
Allied troops escort a large group of German prisoners up a dusty mountain road in Italy, circa 1944-45
85.Photograph. Allied [probably Brazilian] troops escorting a large group of German prisoners up dusty mountain road....
Allied troops inspect an undamaged German artillery weapon near Cori, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied troops inspect an undamaged German artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6058."...
Allied troops march past destroyed German vehicles, Le Colombier, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 1944
Photograph. Allied troops march past destroyed German vehicles. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2601." Official...
Allied troops sit on top of a destroyed German heavy artillery weapon in Civitavecchia, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied troops sit on top of a destroyed German heavy artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-...
Allied truck delivering firewood to soldiers on the front lines via a poor road near Bologna, Italy on 8 December 1944
350.Photograph. Allied truck delivering firewood to soldiers on the front lines via a poor road. '8 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-...
Allied vehicle drives past a burning house, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Allied vehicle drives past a burning house. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150280." Official caption on...
Altar and painting within the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1941-44
Mass-produced photogaph of an altar and painting of Jesus Christ on the wall of a dome within the "Chruch of Gethsemany...

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