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Barefoot Women Refugees Carrying Belongings

Creator
Cobb, John Candler, II, 1919-2016
Creation Date
1943/11
Who
WWII driver
When
WWII
Where
Italy
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Photo: John C. Cobb, courtesy AFS Archives, NY.

After the battle of the Sangro, refugees could walk across the temporary Engineering Corps bridge that replaced the old stone bridge demolished by the Germans. They seemed so happy to be getting out of the war zone.
Location: Sangro River Crossing.