US soldiers fire their weapons from a window, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers fire their weapons from an open window. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-3621." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo 16 Apr 1944 (Beachhead-Italy) American patrol blasts Germans in No-mans land. Pix #7 of 7 Pix series. Tommy gunners fire from window of an adjoining building into the house and fields only 400 yds from the enemy lines. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy. #." Italy. 16 April 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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