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First Lieutenant and Mrs. Edward Mitchell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and daughter Janice Althea, are shown at dinner given at Leghorn, Italy, for dependents who arrived on June 3 aboard the SS Thomas Barry

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Caption on back: "First Lieutenant and Mrs. Edward Mitchell, 876 Rockdale Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, and daughter Janice Althea, are shown at dinner given at Leghorn, Italy, for dependents who arrived on June 3 aboard the SS Thomas Barry; Lieutenant Mitchell is one of the 2,500 Negro officers and enlisted men stationed on the Italian peninsular.
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1946 06
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Keywords

  1. African American Soldiers
  2. African Americans
  3. Armed Forces
  4. Dinners And Dining
  5. Families Of Military Personnel
  6. Italy
  7. United States

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