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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…
Allied leaders inspect Sicily invasion forces
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…