View looking down at bombed buildings in Formia, Italy, 1944
Description:
Photograph. View looking down at bombed buildings. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5418." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo radioed 22 May. Sig C Photo-5-20-44-Italy! Smashed buildings and debris were found in Formia by American forces who captured the town. Rubble, remnants of houses and American vehicles are shown here." Formia, Italy. 20 May 1944
Price:
$120.00
Product:
Image Information
Donor:
Accession Number:
Date:
Hometown:
Branch:
Theater of Service:
Unit:
POW / KIA:
Topical Subjects:
Collection Level:
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.
Geography:
Formia
Latitude:
41.250
Longitude:
13.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War damage--Italy
Aerial photographs--Italy
Roads--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--Italy
Ambulances--American--Italy
Buildings--Italy