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1956 Wire Photo President Truman as he remembers World War II in Italy - Historic Images

1956 Press Photo President Truman as he remembers World War II in Italy

Name: 1956 Press Photo President Truman as he remembers World War II in Italy
Brand: cvw
SKU: cvw26132
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Former President Harry Truman rests foot on rail on waterfront at Salerno, Italy, today as he looks over the famed landing spot of Allied troops as they invaded Italy during World War Ii. He said the bloody beachhead battles of Salerno and Anzio were "totally unnecessary and planned by some squirrel-headed general." "I don't know who it was." Truman said. "There were a lot easier places that could have been picked."

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.

Photo is dated 5-29-1956.

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1956 Press Photo President Truman as he remembers World War II in Italy

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