An American officer is rescued from the Volturno River, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. An American officer is rescued from the Volturno River by five other servicemen. Wrecked pontoon bridge in the background. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150444." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Rad. Tele. Radioed 11-18-43. War in Italy! Soldiers of an Engineer Company carry their injured officer out of the swelling Volturno River to safety, after the pontoon bridge was washed away." Italy. 18 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
Military officers--American--Italy
Pontoon bridges--Italy
Rescue work--American--Italy
Storms--Italy