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196th Signal Photo Company - Still Photo Gallery
Selected photos taken by members of the 3131st Signal Service Battalion and the 196th Signal Photo Company during the Italian Campaign of World War II. Photographs are identified by the first and last name of the photographer and Army Signal Corps serial number and obtained from the National Archives, private collections and the public domain.. Each caption is transcribed from the reverse side of its original Army Signal Corps photograph. (Click on each thumbnail photo for a larger view.)
Baker, Charles C., 3131 Signal Service Company
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20 February 1945 - 5/MM-45-2794 - Fifth Army, Mount Belvedere Area, Italy A mortar man of the First Battalion, 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, rests beside his 31mm mortar for a quick bite to eat. The 10th Mountain Division, stormed and took heavily defended Mount Belvedere, strategic height commanding Route 64 leading to the Bologna. Photo by Charles C. Baker, 3131 Signal Service Company NOTE: The 3131st Signal Service Company is re-designated the 196th Signal Photo Company during the week of Feb. 20-23, 1945. |
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23 February, 1945 - 5/MM-45-3112 - Fifth Army, Mount Belvedere Area, Italy Sherman medium tanks of the 751st Tank Battalion in position on the crest of Mount Belvedere which was taken by troops of the 10th Mountain Division after three days of bitter fighting. In the background is the Reno Valley and Route 64 which leads to Bologna. Photo by Charles C. Baker, 196th Signal Photo Company (SPC) |
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Edwards, Robert G., 3131 Signal Service Company
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20 February 1945 - 5/MM-45-2833 - Fifth Army, Corona Area, Italy Men of the 87th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division, took the battered village of Corona which lies just below the crest of Mount Belvedere on the night of February 19-20, 1945. Photo by Robert G. Edwards, 3131 Signal Service Company |
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20 April 1945 - 5/MM-45-7253 - Fifth Army, Riale, Italy Men of the 2nd Platoon, H Company, 337th Infantry Regiment, move up a dusty side road in the Po Valley. Their mission is to capture the bridge at Cassellechio di Reno. (Photo by Robert G. Edwards, 3131 Signal Service Company) |
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196th Signal Photo Company Photographers - Selected Photos
These special tribute pages features some of the significant still photography of five Army Signal Corps photographers who served in the 196th Signal Photo Company. They include:
/ Cecil "Max"Campbell / John Mason / Donald Wiedenmayer / Jerry KosseffIndex to 196th Signal Photo Company - Still Photo Gallery
Known Army Signal Corps photographs attributed by Signal Corps serial number to individual members of the 3131st Signal Service Company and the 196th Signal Photo Company, Italian Campaign, 1944-1945. These photos were obtained from the National Archives and the public domain.
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Featured Materials
Po Valley DVD / Battle for Bologna
Selected photos from a new Italian DVD focusing on the work of the 196th Signal Photo Company
Collection of photos taken by Army T/4 Don Wiedenmayer during the Battle for Bologna, Italy
O'Connell's Equipment: Bell & Howell 35mm Eyemo Camera
Captain Melvin Gillette / Architect of the Army Pictorial Service
Selected Reference Materials (Orders and Official Documents) / Army Pictorial Service - North Africa
196th SPC - Awards and Decorations / 196th SPC Roll of Honor / 196th SPC - Unit History
/ 196th SPC - Campaign for Sicily / 196th SPC - Motion Picture Coverage / 196th - Still Photo Coverage
Bibliography / Veteran's History Project / Nauders Crossroads - 1945
