US Army soldiers wading onto a beach, Anzio, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers wading through water towards a beach as they disembark from USS LCI(L)-38. Official caption on front: "Troops land on Anzio beach from LCI, 1-22-44. US Army Photo 177-1." Anzio, Italy. 22 January 1944
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01/22/1944
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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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy
Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy