Burning American LST off the coast of Gela, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Burning American LST [Landing Ship, Tank] near a shoreline. Official caption on front: "LST takes direct hit from Nazi bomb near Gela, Sicily. US Army Photo 155-2." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Gela, Sicily, Italy. 1943
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1943-07-
1943-08-
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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.
Geography:
Gela
Latitude:
37.067
Longitude:
14.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Smoke--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily