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The Allies invade Sicily
Photograph of American soldiers on a beachhead preparing for the Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "The Allies invade Sicily. American soldiers march onto invasion barges to leave for Sicily. 13855-FA. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."
U.S. tank leaves landing craft
Photograph of United States Army soldiers unloading a tank from a landing ship on the coast of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. tank leaves landing craft. A U.S. Army Tank rolls odd a landing craft to move ashore on Sicily during the first stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian Island. 13699-PPA. Not for use in Western Hemisphere. Approved by appropriate U.S.…
U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives
Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen moving military vehicles ashore during a landing at Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. U.S. Army vehicles move ashore onto a beach in Sicily as men of the U.S. Coast Guard unload a landing vessel. The Coast Guard, a wartime branch of the U.S. Navy, observed its 153rd birthday on August…
U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives
Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen assisting in 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 United States 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…
U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings on Sicily
Photograph of a United States Navy observer using a radio to report on the progress of the Allied beach landing in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. A landing craft approaching the Sicilian coast is visible in the background.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings on Sicily. An observer on a U.S. ship (left foreground) gives details of the progress of the Allied invasion…
U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives
Photograph of landing barges, manned by United States Coast Guard personnel, 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…