US Army soldiers boarding LCIs, Tunisia, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry) loaded with United States Army soldiers awaiting departure in a harbor. Official caption on front: "Loading and leaving North African port for Sicily, July 1943. US Army Photo 155-1." Tunisia. July 1943
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1943-07-
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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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Tunis
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36.833
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10.217
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Tunisia
Landing craft--American--Tunisia
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Aerial views--Tunisia