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Allied leaders inspect Sicily invasion forces

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_106SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of (from right to left) Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, Lieutenant General George S. Patton, and 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."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. ArmyUnited States. NavyGreat Britain. ArmyWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy—SicilyWorld War, 1939-1945Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945Kirk, Alan Goodrich, 1888-1963Allied ForcesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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Allied leaders inspect Sicily invasion forces