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Churchill confers with Allied leaders in North Africa (Item)

Photograph of Allied leaders during a conference in North Africa, circa 1943. From left to right, seated around table: British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, British General Sir Alan Brooke, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, American General George C. Marshall, and American General Dwight D. Eisenhower. From left to right, standing: British Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, British…

U.S. General Vandegrift leads new attack on Japanese (Item)

Photograph of General Alexander A. Vandegrift, United States Marine Corps, on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. General Vandegrift leads new attack on Japanese. Lieutenant General Alexander A. Vandegrift, commander of the First U.S. Marine Amphibious Corps, directed the Allied force that landed on Bougainville, last major island base held by the…

American troops land in Sicily (Item)

Photograph of American soldiers unloading tanks, vehicles, and other equipment from landing ships on the beach near Licata, Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "American troops land in Sicily. American soldiers and equipment arrive at a beachhead established near Licata, Sicily, in the early stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian island. Light and heavy tanks, Army scout…

U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives (Item)

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. destroyer off Sicily (Item)

Photograph of a United States Navy serviceman on the deck of a destroyer as the ship approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. On the right is a dual-purpose artillery gun.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. destroyer off Sicily. Licata, Sicily, comes within gun range of an American destroyer during the first stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian Island. A U.S. Navy observer stands next to a…

U.S. troops enter Acerno (Item)

Photograph of American soldiers walking past damaged buildings in Acerno, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. troops enter Acerno. American soldiers enter the wrecked square of Acerno, Italy, as German troops retreated northward. Acerno, 14 miles northeast of Salerno, was liberated by Allied forces during the early stages of their campaign on the Italian mainland. Serviced by…

The Allies invade Sicily (Item)

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."

Allied leaders inspect Sicily invasion forces (Item)

Photograph of (from right to left) American Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, American Lieutenant General George S. Patton, and British 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…

Italian planes at Allied base (Item)

Photograph of an Italian pilot (second from left) talking with three United States Army soldiers next to a group of Italian Macchi M.C.200 Saetta (Arrow) aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 94, 92, and 93), Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Italian planes at Allied base. An Italian pilot (second from left) talks with American soldiers at an airfield in Sicily shortly after…

U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives (Item)

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…

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