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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…
U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landings
Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen practicing invasion landings on an unidentified South Pacific island, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landing. Landing barges churn the waters off a South Pacific island as U.S. Coast Guardsmen practice invasion landings for offensives against the Japanese. Many of the men are veterans of the…