US soldier uses pickaxe to remove mud from the wheels of his truck, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US soldier uses pickaxe to remove mud from the wheels of his truck. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150464." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Telephoto-Radioed 11-24-43. Italy! Pvt. Robert Chadwell, Corbin, Ky., resorts to a pick-axe to remove the thick Italian mud packed on the wheels of his 2 ½ ton truck." Italy. 24 November 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Mud--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--Italy
Cleaning--Italy