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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 two United States Navy servicemen standing on an ice-covered submarine at an unidentified Arctic port, circa 1943-1945. The Japanese flags painted on the hull indicate that the sub has sunk three warships and two merchantman ships. 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.…

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…

Oblique aerial photograph of an American prisoner-of-war camp for captured German and Italian soldiers, Tunisia, circa 1943-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "Prisoners of U.S. after battle in Tunisia. U.S. forces in Northern Tunisia round up German…

Photograph of a large group of airmen of the Eighth Army Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "They bomb the Axis. Under command of Col. Ted Timberlake of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force, these American…

Photograph of a Ninth Army Air Force colonel talking with a Red Cross field director in front of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, North Africa, circa 1943-1944.Typed caption glued to verso: "Ninth U.S. Army Air Force presses offensive against…

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…