US soldier is suspended over rocky terrain during a training exercise, Mignano, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US soldier is suspended over rocky terrain by a rope support system during a training exercise. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150857"; Sig Corps Photo. radioed 12-9-43 / Sig Corps Photo 12-10-43-Italy! Rehearsing, as part of a U.S. Army mountain combat training class, a 'Wounded Soldier' is lowered over a cliff to safety and aid. The program is designed to train special troops for mountain combat conditions." Italy. 10 December 1943
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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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Mignano Monte Lungo
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41.383
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13.967
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Military camps--American--Italy
Tents---Italy