Soldier inspects German mines in Scauri, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Soldier inspects German mines. Official caption on front: "MM-4-44-5147." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo 5-16-44-Italy! Lt. Leon C. Highfill of El Paso, Texas, cautiously fingers German boxmines captured in Scauri, Italy, during the new Allied advance against the enemy." Scauri, 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Mines (Weapons)--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
War damage--Italy