Allied leaders inspect Sicily invasion forces

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 caption glued to verso: "Allied leaders inspect Sicily invasion forces. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander of the British Army (left), Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces in the North African war theater; Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. (center), commander of the U.S. Seventh Army now in Sicily, and Rear Admiral Alan C. [G.] Kirk of the U.S. Navy, inspect an invasion task force off the coast of North Africa before the Allied fleet moved against the Italian island. 14058-FN. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."