Who:
Corporal Donald Krasno, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 4th Photo Tech Squadron, Photo Lab Tech
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Colosseum
Where:
Rome, Italy
When:
1944
What:
World War II
Colosseum
Where:
Rome, Italy
When:
1944
What:
World War II
Where:
Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
“Mussolini’s speech platform” (handwritten on back of photo)
Where:
Palazzo Venezia
“Piazza Venezia – Rome” (handwritten on back of photo)
Rome, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda (Temple of Antoninus and Faustina)
Where:
Rome, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Abbey of Montecassino
Location identified by Valentino Rossetti, Brescia Italy. See his website: dalvolturnoacassino.it
“…Remain…” (handwritten on back of photo)
Where:
130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Rome, Italy, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the town of Cassino
When:
July, 1944
“July ‘44” (handwritten on back of photo)
Resources:
dalvolturnoacassino.it history and photos of the battles for Montecassino
What:
World War II
Temple of Castor and Pollux (Tempio dei Dioscuri)
Where:
Rome, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
What:
World War II
Looking up toward the Abbey of Montecassino from the town of Cassino, below.
Location identified by Valentino Rossetti, Brescia Italy. See his website: dalvolturnoacassino.it
Where:
Cassino, Italy
When:
July, 1944
Resources:
dalvolturnoacassino.it history and photos of the battles for Montecassino