A female radio operator of the Free French forces works in the back of a truck, Sessa Aurunca, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. A female radio operator of the Free French forces works in the back of a truck. Official caption on reverse: "15 April 1944 MM-5-4-3659 / Fifth Army, Sessa Area, Italy / Operator 1st class Violette Camps, Algiers, Algeria, of Signal Corps, 2nd French Expeditionary Corps, feminine soldier of the Free French Forces operates American Signal Corps Radio 299 in 1½ ton 4x4 Chevrolet truck carrying communications to and from French Divisions and via a lateral net to other 5th Army Corps. This soldier, native of Algiers, was trained for one year in the French Corps Signal School for women at Algiers, completing April 1943. She has since seen service in the Tunisian campaign at Sfax, Tunis, Algiers, Oran and Italy. Photo by Newell / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Likely Sessa Aurunca, Italy. 15 April 1944

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$120.00
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Donor: 
Ms. Regan Forrester
Accession Number: 
2002.337.170
Date: 
Location: 
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Branch: 
US Army
Theater of Service: 
Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)
Unit: 
163rd Signal Photographic Company
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Topical Subjects: 
Soldiers--French--Italy
Women--Military service--Italy
Trucks--American--Italy
Camouflage (Military science)--Italy
Radios--Italy
Telephones--Italy
Telephone lines--Italy
Collection Level: 
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.
Geography: 
Sessa Aurunca
Latitude: 
41.233
Longitude: 
13.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--French--Italy
Women--Military service--Italy
Trucks--American--Italy
Camouflage (Military science)--Italy
Radios--Italy
Telephones--Italy
Telephone lines--Italy