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Allied transports approach Sicily (Item)

Photograph of American troops gathered on the deck of a ship as Allied invasion forces approach the shore of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied transports approach Sicily. Aboard an Allied transport ship loaded with Army trucks and other supplies, U.S. soldiers line the rails of their ship to see the shores of Sicily draw near. Two other Allied transport ships can be…

German stronghold reduced to rubble in Italy (Item)

Photograph of Allied vehicles parked in front of a destroyed German stronghold, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "German stronghold reduced to rubble in Italy. Allied armored cars halt on the road to Naples, Italy, before a devastated building which had once been a German strong point. Accurate Allied bombing reduced it to ruins and forced the Germans to continue their retreat…

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…

U.S Treasury Secretary visits war front in Italy [Lieutenant General Clark and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau] (Item)

Photograph of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark (left) and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. (right) surveying an Italian railyard damaged by Allied bombers, Caserta, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Treasury Secretary visits war front in Italy. U.S. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, Commander of the Allied Fifth Army, shows U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry…

Allied hospital ship bombed by Germans [HMHS Newfoundland] (Item)

Photograph of the damaged HMHS Newfoundland, an Allied hospital ship, after being bombed by German forces, Salerno, Italy, circa September 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied hospital ship bombed by Germans. This Allied hospital ship, the Newfoundland, was bombed by German dive bombers off Salerno, Italy, on Sept. 13, 1943. No patients were aboard the vessel when it was attacked. A total of…

On the road to Comiso (Item)

Photograph of an American soldier walking past an overturned Italian tank on a road near Comiso, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "On the road to Comiso. In Southeastern Sicily, a U.S. soldier passes an overturned Italian tank at the road's edge on his way into Comiso shortly after the successful Allied invasion of the island. The town can be seen in the background. 13697-PPA. Not…

American soldiers man captured gun (Item)

Photograph of United States Army soldiers with a captured 20mm antiaircraft gun, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "American soldiers man captured gun. American soldiers man a 20 mm. anti-aircraft gun, captured by Allied forces on the beach at Paestum, Italy, in the early stages of the campaign against the Germans on the Italian mainland. The four-barreled gun, camouflaged by…

U.S. health haven in the Pacific [Injured soldiers on landing boat] (Item)

Photograph of injured Allied soldiers being transported via landing boat to an Allied hospital ship after receiving treatment at the U.S. Fleet Recreation Center, South Pacific, circa 1941-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. health haven in the Pacific. These Allied fighting men have received treatment at the U.S. Fleet Recreation Center established by the U.S. Navy on a South Pacific island…

They bomb the Axis [Eighth Army Air Force airmen] (Item)

Photograph of a large group of airmen of the Eighth Army Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "They bomb the Axis. Under command of Col. Ted Timberlake of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force, these American pilots, flying Liberator bombers, are among the Allied airmen hammering at the industrial and military targets in Germany and occupied countries.…

General Giraud pays tribute to Unknown Soldier (Item)

Photograph of General Henri Giraud (center), Brigadier General Louis J. Fortier, Major General John T. Lewis, and other military personnel paying tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "General Giraud pays tribute to unknown soldier. Before the tomb of American's Unknown Soldier of the last war, at…

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