Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Seven US servicemen keep a lookout for the enemy from foxholes, Tunisia, 1943
Photograph. Seven American soldiers scan their surroundings at the front from the safety of their foxholes. Personal...
Several formations of American B-24 bombers in flight
Several formations of American B-24 bombers in flight over water. Probably in Italy. Probably 1943-45
Several local men help pull a river ferry carrying U.S. Army vehicles possibly near Accra, Ghana during World War II
Photograph. Several local men help pull a river ferry carrying U.S. Army vehicles possibly near Accra, Ghana in the...
Several servicemen swimming in the sea on the North African coast
Several servicemen swimming in ocean. "Oran, Africa." Oran, Algeria. 1943
Several U.S. soldiers pose on an Army Jeep, possibly in Accra, Ghana in April 1944
Photograph. Several U.S. soldiers on a small open top Army Jeep, possibly in Accra, Ghana in April 1944. Possibly...
Severe damage to German equipment and railroad cars at an Italian railyard after bombings by Allied forces in Lagaro, Italy on 24 November 1944
366.Photograph. Severe damage to German equipment and railroad cars at an Italian railyard after bombings by Allied...
Sgt. Dudley at a military installation in the United States during World War II
Sgt. Dudley at a military installation in the United States. "Sgt. Dudley."
Sgt. Edwin Henson checks identification tags of German prisoners captured in the Carroceto Area, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Sgt. Edwin Henson checks identification tags of captured German prisoners. Official caption on front: "MM-5...
Sgt. Frank Shiborski eats a Thanksgiving turkey leg in Italy on 22 November 1944.
84.Photograph. '22 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30207. Fifth Army, San Marcello Pistoiese Area, Italy. Thanksgiving chow went as far...
Sgt. Willie B. Slaughter inspects his gun, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Sgt. Willie B. Slaughter inspects his gun. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152304." Official caption on...
Shattered town of Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Bombed remains of the town of Cassino. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-2415." Official caption on...
Sheep in front of a church, possibly in Accra, Ghana during World War II
Photograph. Sheep in front of a church, possibly in Accra, Ghana in the 1940s.
Shell casings are unloaded from US trucks as Italian civilians sift through them in Italy, circa 1944-45
98.Photograph. Thousands of shell casings are unloaded from US trucks as Italian civilians sift through them. Italy....
Sherman M4 tanks along country road in Italy in 1944-45.
209.Photograph. Sherman M4 tanks along country road. Italy. 1944-45
Sherman tank moves down up a road followed by 2 ton truck, another tank and third vehicle in Italy, circa 1944-45.
99.Photograph. M4 Sherman tank moving up hill on muddy road followed by 2 ton truck filled with GIs. Further down the...
Sherman tank passing knocked out German tank in Ponsacco, Italy on 18 July 1944
263.Photograph. American Sherman tank passing knocked out German Panzerkampfwagen IV tank. '18 July 44. MM-5-44-7570....
Sherman tanks in Italy in October 1944
311.Photograph. '1 Oct 44. 5/MM-44-4479. Fifth Army, Pietramala Area, Italy. 755 Tank Battalion lined up and poised to...
Ships in the Red Sea, 1945
Photograph. Distant view of two larger ships. Date stamp on front: "1946." Personal caption on reverse: "Two ships in...
Shirtless serviceman standing under propeller, Mediterranean Theater (probably), 1942-44
Shirtless Doc Leouich [possibly] standing under propeller. "Doc Levirich [illegible]." Mediterranean Theater (probably...
Shop selling animal hides in Africa, 1941-43
Mass-produced photograph of a shop selling animal hides; there is a man sitting at the front of the shop which has a...
Shore Patrol servicemen examining downed Spitfire on a Paestum beach, Italy
Photograph. Two Shore Patrol servicemen examining a downed Spitfire on the shoreline of a beach; LST-359 is in the...
Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, Italy, 1943-44
Exterior of the Church of the Rosary. "Church of the Roasary [Rosary] of New Pompeii." Pompeii, Italy. 1943-44
Sibling soldiers embrace, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Sibling soldiers, a nurse and technical sergeant, embrace. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152343."...
Sicilian woman poses in native dress, Taormina, Italy
Photograph. Sicilian woman in native dress stands outside near a rocky cliffside. Printed caption on photo front: "...
Side view of 1- ton GTBC Bomb Service Truck being repaired by serviceman, probably in Italy circa 1944
Side view of 1- ton GTBC Bomb Service Truck, a G-506 Chevrolet, being repaired by serviceman. "Burns - 82nd. Ord. [...
Side view of pre-WWII era Italian biplane, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
Side view, Italian biplane, pre-WWII; probably an early Fiat with an inline engine. Mediterranean Theater. 1942-44
Side view of Royal Air Force P-40 Kittyhawk fighter plane, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
Side view, Curtiss P-40C Kittyhawk, American-made, used by the RAF (Royal Air Force). Mediterranean Theater. 1942-44
Side view of servicemen in a ton truck, Mediterranean Theater (probably), 1942-44
Side view of a ton truck with "10 'star' B-5" and "EARTH" on the front bumper. Three servicemen are in the truck....
Sign for future grave location, North Africa, 1942-43
Wooden sign in desert sand. The sign reads: "Next burial, USA. A.F. [United States Army Air Forces]" "I have my fingers...
Signal depot in a cave, Naples, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Signal depot in a cave. Official caption on front: "MM-WIE-44-11768." Official caption on reverse: "MM-WIE-...
Signal depot in a cave, Naples, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Signal depot in a cave. Official caption on front: "MM-WIE-44-11767." Official caption on reverse: "MM-WIE-...
Significant damage to buildings from bombing and fire in Italian town, destroyed bridge in foreground, probably in Pisa, Italy 1945
Significant damage to buildings from bombing and fire in Italian town, destroyed bridge in foreground, probably in Pisa...
Simulated night patrol in the Loiana, Italy area on 2 March 1945.
107.Photograph. '2 March 45. 5/MM-45-3703. Fifth Army, Loiano Area, Italy. Simulated night patrol in the Apennines by...
Sir Arthur Tedder and Lt. Gen. Ira A. Eaker speak at an airfield in Algiers, Algeria on 15 January 1944
Photograph. Sir Arthur Tedder and Lt. Gen. Ira A. Eaker speak at an airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: "MM-BAK-...
Sir Yadavinder Singh speaking with American Lt. General Mark Clark during his tour of the Italian Theater in October 1944
Sir Yadavinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala, Ruler of the largest Sikh State in India, speaking with American Lt....
Sir Yadavinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala with Lt. Gen. Mark Clark in Italy on 15 October 1944
Sir Yadavinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala, walking with American Lt. General Mark Clark during his tour of the Italian...

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