41st Armored Infantry Regiment firing at German snipers near Canicatti, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Members of the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment crouching and standing in a shallow trench; the soldier standing is pointing his rifle at a tree line. Official caption on front: "Troops of the 41st Armored Inf. Regiment working on German snipers on outskirts of Canicatti, Sicily, 14 July 1943. US Army Photo 155-10." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Canicatti, Sicily, Italy. 14 July 1943
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07/14/1943
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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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Canicattì
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37.350
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13.850
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Infantry--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily