Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. Smoke rises from burning Axis installations on the shore at Licata, Sicily, following a bombardment by the U.S. cruiser (left) from which this picture was taken, and other Allied warships, as the initial invasion landings got under way. More than 1,500 U.S. Navy vessels, ranging in size from cruisers to small landing craft and manned by 40,000 officers and men were among the 3,000 Allied ships which took part in the gigantic amphibious operations. 14007-FN. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. NavySoldiersShipsWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--SicilyAllied ForcesPlaceSicily (Italy)ItalyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States
U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily, [2007-08-08_image_123]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 17/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/9596
