US mortar crew tows a heavy cart in Venafro, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. US mortar crew tows a heavy cart along a muddy roadway. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151384." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 12-19-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-19-43-Italy! Full mortar crew towing a two wheel Italian cart, loaded with their weapon, ammunition, and personal equipment, to their firing post in the Venafro sector." Venafro, Italy. 19 December 1943
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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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Venafro
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41.483
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14.033
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Carts & wagons--American--Italy
Troop movements--American--Italy
Dirt roads -- Italy
Pulling--Italy