US troops on a landing craft heading toward the beach, Toulon, France, 1944
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Photograph. US troops on a landing craft heading toward the beach. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-1958." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo 16 Aug 44 (France) 1958. Southern France invaded! A landing craft loaded with vehicles and troops, who crowd up forward to peer at their objective, approaches a beach east of Toulon. At left smoke marks sheeling [sic] of enemy coastal installations by a U.S. battleship. Sig Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy-#." Toulon, France. 16 August 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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Toulon
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43.117
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5.917
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Soldiers--American--France
Landing craft--American--France
Beaches--France
Bodies of water--France
Amphibious operations--France
Bombardment--Italy
Smoke--Italy