US glider pilots relax at a bar, France, 1944
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Photograph. US glider pilots relax at a bar. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2114." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-18 Aug 1944 France (#2114)-Mademoiselle pours! Glider pilots find vino and relaxation at bar in a liberated coastal town after strenuous hours of piloting gliders into France. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy -#." France. 18 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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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military air pilots--American--France
Soldiers--British--France
Women--France
Bars--France
Wine--France
Tables--France
Eating & drinking--France
Rest periods--France
Smoking--France