[Servicemen moving amphibious truck ashore during landing]

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_102SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of U.S. Coast Guard servicemen moving an amphibious truck ashore during a landing at Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. A U.S. Army amphibious truck rolls onto a beach in Sicily after being unloaded from a transport manned by U.S. Coast Guardsmen during landing operations. Men of the Coast Guard, a wartime branch of the U.S. Navy which observed its 153rd anniversary on August 4, and soldiers already on shore can be seen at right. 14064-FCG. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. Coast GuardUnited States. ArmyLanding craftWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy—SicilyWorld War, 1939-1945SoldiersVehicles, MilitaryAllied ForcesPlaceSicily (Italy)ItalyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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