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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…

Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen practicing invasion landings on an unidentified South Pacific island, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landing. Landing barges churn the waters off a…

Photograph of a United States Navy serviceman on the deck of a destroyer as the ship approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. On the right is a dual-purpose artillery gun.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. destroyer off Sicily. Licata, Sicily, comes…

Photograph of General Alexander A. Vandegrift, United States Marine Corps, on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. General Vandegrift leads new attack on Japanese. Lieutenant General Alexander A.…

Photograph of injured Allied soldiers being transported via landing boat to an Allied hospital ship after receiving treatment at the U.S. Fleet Recreation Center, South Pacific, circa 1941-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. health haven in the…

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 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 United States Army soldiers unloading a tank from a landing ship on the coast of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. tank leaves landing craft. A U.S. Army Tank rolls odd a landing craft to move ashore on…