U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_125SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of landing barges and amphibious trucks on a beachhead in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. Landing barges manned by U.S. Coast Guardsmen and heavily-laden amphibious trucks land supplies on a beach in Sicily for the use of Allied infantry advancing beyond the ridges in the background. The Coast Guard, a wartime branch of the U.S. Navy, has played major roles in keeping supplies flowing into such landing points as Attu, Guadalcanal, North Africa and Sicily. The Coast Guard was founded on August 4, 1790, and during peacetime patrols U.S. coastal and inland waters, doing rescue work and enforcing maritime laws. 14062-FCG. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. Coast GuardAllied ForcesSoldiersShipsLanding craftWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--SicilyPlaceSicily (Italy)ItalyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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