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- Collection: Box: 2, Folder: 2-3 - World War II photographs, circa 1939-1945
U.S. tank leaves landing craft
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…
Italians march to prison camp
Photograph of captured Italian soldiers marching from Vizzini, Italy to a prison-of-war camp, circa 1943. An Allied soldier (far right) guards the group.Typed caption glued to verso: "Italians march to prison camp. Six hundred Italian soldiers found…
General Giraud pays tribute to Unknown Soldier
Photograph of General Henri Giraud (center), Brigadier General Louis J. Fortier, Major General John T. Lewis, and other military personnel paying tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia, circa…
President Roosevelt welcomes General Giraud to U.S.
Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and General Henri Giraud at the White House, Washington, D.C., circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "President Roosevelt welcomes General Giraud to U.S. Gen. Henri Honore Giraud (left),…
U.S. Army column advances through snow-covered mountain pass to strike at Japanese on Attu
Aerial photograph of United States Army soldiers marching through a snowy mountain path on Attu Island, Alaska, circa 1943. A dotted line indicates their path of travel, and a cross symbol indicates the position of Japanese troops.Typed caption glued…
High Commissioner of Spanish Morocco visits U.S. troops
Photograph of General Luis Orgaz Yoldi, Spanish Army, and Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, United States Army, at the border of French Morocco and Spanish Morocco, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "High Commissioner of Spanish Morocco…
U.S. troops establish beachhead in Sicily
Photograph of American soldiers establishing a beachhead in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. A group of soldiers in the foreground places steel meeting on the sand. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. troops establish beachhead in Sicily. U.S. troops place…
Allied tanks advance in Italy
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…
American troops land in Sicily
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…
U.S. troops enter Acerno
Photograph of American soldiers walking past damaged buildings in Acerno, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. troops enter Acerno. American soldiers enter the wrecked square of Acerno, Italy, as German troops retreated northward.…