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Photograph of (from right to left) American Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, American Lieutenant General George S. Patton, and British General Sir Harold Alexander inspecting a task force prior to the invasion of Sicily, North Africa, circa 1943.Typed…

Photograph of Allied soldiers with their Sherman tanks on a road near Cava, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied tanks advance in Italy. A column of American-built Sherman tanks of the Allied Fifth Army halts briefly before…

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 Lieutenant General Walter Krueger (left) and Lieutenant General Horace Fuller (right) outside their headquarters building, Papua New Guinea, circa 1942-1944.Typed caption glued to verso: "American Generals in New Guinea. Conferring…

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…

Photograph of United States Army soldiers with a captured 20mm antiaircraft gun, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "American soldiers man captured gun. American soldiers man a 20 mm. anti-aircraft gun, captured by Allied forces on the…

Photograph of American soldiers unloading tanks, vehicles, and other equipment from landing ships on the beach near Licata, Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "American troops land in Sicily. American soldiers and equipment…

Photograph of American soldiers offloading from landing boats on a beach on Attu Island, Alaska, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans landing on Attu Island. Landing boats line the beach as American troops and equipment are landed on…

Photograph of United States Army soldiers bringing a captured Japanese landing barge ashore on Attu Island, Alaska, May 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans seize Japanese landing boat on Attu. The American flag flies from the stern of a…

Photograph of American soldiers setting up tents over foxholes dug by Japanese forces, Attu Island, Alaska, circa 1943-1944. Landing boats and barges are visible along the shore.Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans use Japanese fox holes on Attu.…