Italian refugees following American troops, Castellonorato, Italy on 16 May 1944
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Photograph. Italian refugees following American troops. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5209." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo-5-16-44-Italy! Radioed 5-19-44-After each Italian town in [sic] captured the villagers return from hideouts in the hills. Here the evacuees in the Castellonorato area follow closely on the heels of these advancing American infantrymen to reoccupy their homes-- or what was left of them." Castellonorato, Italy. 16 May 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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Castellonorato
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41.283
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13.683
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Refugees--Italian--Italy
Stone bridges--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Troop movements--American--Italy