Soldiers examine a crashed British fighter plane, Anzio, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Soldiers examine a British fighter plane that crashed in the middle of an Italian town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-428"; "Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-30-44 / Italy! Nazi victory. American soldiers examining wreckage of Spitfire which crashed in town of Attrezzeria, near Anzio. Pilot's plane barely damaged building in background." Near Anzio, Italy. 30 January 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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Fighter planes--British--Italy
War damage--Italy