American soldier meets relatives in liberated Italian town

Photograph of a United States Army soldier surrounded by relatives and friends in Olevano, Italy, a town recently liberated by Allied forces, circa 1943-1944.

Typed caption glued to verso: "American soldier meets relatives in liberated Italian town. A U.S. Army private (foreground, center) is shown surrounded by relatives and friends he found in Olevano, Italy, after the town, his birthplace, was liberated during the Allied advance against the retreating Germans on the Italian mainland. Serviced by New York to List H. 16449-FO. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."