US troops on landing ships get ready to disembark onto the beach, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US troops on landing ships get ready to disembark onto the beach. Official caption on front: "MM-LE1-44-332." Official caption on reverse: Sig Corps Radio Photo-1-25-44 / New Allied landings in Italy! Invasion scene: troops wading toward shore; others ready to leave landing boats nearing beach. This picture was taken while enemy planes were attempting to bomb the invasion fleet." Italy. 25 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Landing craft--American--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Beaches--Italy