Italian prisoners being loaded onto a US landing craft off the coast of Gela, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Italian prisoners of war wading through water to board the USS LCI(L)-221. Official caption on front: "Italian prisoners being loaded aboard LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) near Gela, Sicily, 11 July 1943. US Army Photo 155-3." Gela, Sicily, Italy. 11 July 1943
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07/11/1943
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Gela
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37.067
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14.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Sicily
Prisoners of war--Italian--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily