US soldier receives a shave in a bombed street, San Vittore, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldier receives a shave in a bombed street. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152377." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-12-44 / Italy! Business as usual. Though the town is in ruins, a 'barber shop' operates on a street in blasted San Vittore. Pvt. Harry F. Fenstermaker of W. Catasauqua, Pa., is getting a 'once over' lightly from a young Italian whose equipment consists of a chair, a pot and a razor." San Vittore, Italy. 12 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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San Vittore del Lazio
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41.633
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13.917
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Barbering--Italy
Children--Italy
People--Italy
War damage--Italy
Streets--Italy