US battalion soldiers rest in a field near Cisterna, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US battalion soldiers rest in a field. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5649." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 26 May 1944 (Italy) Moment before battle. Waiting for orders to move up to front-line 500 yards away, an [sic] Fifth Army reserve battalion on the beachhead, eats a pre-battle meal near their dug-outs. Cases of ammunition provide seats for some of the soldiers. Sig. Corps radio telephoto from Italy.#." Likely Cisterna, Italy. 26 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.
Geography:
Cisterna di Latina
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41.583
Longitude:
12.817
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Soldiers--American--Italy
Eating & drinking--Italy
Rest periods--Italy
Bunkers (Fortification)--Italy
Ammunition--Italy
Meadows--Italy
Dirt roads -- Italy