US glider troops pray before take off, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US glider troops pray before take off. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-1939." Official caption on reverse "14 Aug 1944 7/MM-44-1939 / Italy / Airborne task force mass at individual gliders prior to taking off for the invasion of Southern France. Photo by Leibowitz / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Italy. 14 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Gliders (Aircraft)--American--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Prayer--Italy
Military mobilizations--Italy