General Henry Maitland Wilson and General Henri Giraud salute a color guard, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. General Henry Maitland Wilson and General Henri Giraud salute a color guard. Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Radio Photo-2-1-44 / Algiers: L to R: Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Allied Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean theatre, and Gen. Henri Giraud, Commander of French forces, salute the colors at the first meeting at AFHQ between the two Allied leaders." Algiers, Algeria. 1 February 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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Alger
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36.833
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3.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Generals--British--Algeria
Generals--French--Algeria
Honor guards--Algeria
Flags--American
Saluting--Algeria