Japanese-American troops fire grenades into enemy positions, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Japanese-American troops fire grenades into enemy positions. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-8737." Official caption on reverse: "Sig corps photo-11 Aug 44-(8737)- Italy. Combing for snipers. Pvt. Veikichi Aramaki, American of Japanese descent from Koloa, Kauai, T.H. (Hawaii), and a buddy on the left firing rifle grenades into hills hiding German snipers. Bursts can be seen on hillside. Sig Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy." Italy. 11 August 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Trench warfare--Italy
Bombardment--Italy
Hills--Italy
Smoke--Italy