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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…
Americans landing on Attu Island
Photograph of American soldiers offloading from landing boats on a beach on Attu Island, Alaska, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Americans landing on Attu Island. Landing boats line the beach as American troops and equipment are landed on the island of Attu in a U.S. Army and Navy mission to wrest control of the island from the Japanese. Twin landings were carried out by the U.S. forces…
U.S. health haven in the Pacific [Injured soldiers on landing boat]
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…