On the road to Comiso

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Title

On the road to Comiso

Description

Photograph of an American soldier walking past an overturned Italian tank on a road near Comiso, Italy, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "On the road to Comiso. In Southeastern Sicily, a U.S. soldier passes an overturned Italian tank at the road's edge on his way into Comiso shortly after the successful Allied invasion of the island. The town can be seen in the background. 13697-PPA. Not for use in Western Hemisphere. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."

Stamped on verso: "Important. Not for use in Western Hemisphere."

Date

1943 circa

Bibliographic Citation

The Lee Embree Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2007-08-08_image_078_01
2007-08-08_image_078_02