US soldier examines a jury-rigged German artillery weapon in Fondi, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldier examines a jury-rigged German artillery weapon at a rail station. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5822." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 27 May 1944 (Italy) German make-shift! Abandoned by the Germans at Fondi, this weapon being examined by an American soldier was found to be a hasty improvisation. It consists of an Italian 105 MM field Howitzer, mounted on a crude turn table, fastened to top of a railroad flat car. Signal Corps Radio telephoto from Italy.#." Fondi, Italy. 27 May 1944
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.