U.S. destroyer off Sicily

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_096SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman on the deck of a destroyer approaching 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 within gun range of an American destroyer during the first stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian Island. A U.S. Navy observer stands next to a dual-purpose gun aimed toward shore. 14015-FN. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. NavySoldiersWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--SicilyWarshipsDestroyers (Warships)World War, 1939-1945Allied ForcesPlaceSicily (Italy)ItalyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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