US tanks drive past the leaning tower in Pisa, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US tanks drive past the leaning tower in Pisa. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-10268." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo 6 Sept 1944 (10268) Italy. Pisa. American tanks on way to front, circle past the famed 'Leaning Tower'. Sig C Radio telelephoto [sic] from Italy. #." Pisa, Italy. 6 September 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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Pisa
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43.717
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10.383
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bell towers--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Streets--Italy