View looking down at burning Allied landing craft near Anzio, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. View looking down at burning Allied landing craft. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-537." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-2-1-44 / Anzio, Italy! Allied landing craft burning fiercely off Anzio after being hit by German bombers." Anzio, Italy. 1 February 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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Italy
War damage--Italy
Fires--Italy