Demonstration of artillery weapon in Cecina, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. Demonstration of artillery weapon. Official caption on reverse: "7 July 1944 MM-5-44-7404 / Fifth Army, Cecina area, Italy / Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark (R) hold their hands to their ears as a 155mm Howitzer is fired. The other men about are members of the Secretary's and general's party who accompanied them on their Fifth Army front tour. Photo by Thomas / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Cecina, Italy. 7 July 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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Cecina
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43.317
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10.517
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