Wounded Allied soldier is rolled on a gurney along a roadway, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Wounded Allied soldier is rolled on a gurney by medics along a roadway. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5667." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 26 May 1944 (Italy) Litter-on-wheels! Using a wheeled-litter, US Army aid men are bringing in an Allied soldier wounded right after the offensive started on the beachhead. Sig. Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy.#." Likely Terracina, Italy. 26 May 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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Terracina
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41.283
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13.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Medical personnel--American--Italy
Litters--Italy
Medical aspects of war--Italy
War casualties--Italy