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Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen assisting in moving an amphibious truck ashore during a landing at Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. A United States Army amphibious…

Photograph of an Italian pilot (second from left) talking with three United States Army soldiers next to a group of Italian Macchi M.C.200 Saetta (Arrow) aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 94, 92, and 93), Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption…

Photograph of damaged buildings, including a German armament repair shop, near Torre Annunziata, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "German repair shop wrecked by Allied bombs. This German armament repair shop near Torre Annunziata,…

Photograph of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark (left) and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. (right) surveying an Italian railyard damaged by Allied bombers, Caserta, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Treasury…

Photograph of a United States Navy observer using a radio to report on the progress of the Allied beach landing in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. A landing craft approaching the Sicilian coast is visible in the background.Typed caption glued to verso:…

Photograph of American troops gathered on the deck of a ship as Allied invasion forces approach the shore of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied transports approach Sicily. Aboard an Allied transport ship loaded with Army…

Photograph of Allied vehicles parked in front of a destroyed German stronghold, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "German stronghold reduced to rubble in Italy. Allied armored cars halt on the road to Naples, Italy, before a devastated…

Photograph of a United States Navy ship participating in the Allied bombardment and invasion of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. Smoke rises from burning Axis installations on…

Photograph of a United States Navy observer watching the Allied invasion fleet as it approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. A helmeted U.S. Navy observer stands aboard a…

Photograph of landing barges, manned by United States Coast Guard personnel, and amphibious trucks on a beachhead in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. Landing barges manned by U.S. Coast…