US Army soldiers covering advancing elements, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers crouching in a trench with their rifles pointed. Official caption on front: "Riflemen covering other advancing elements. US Army Photo 155-8." 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:
Sicilia, Isola di
Latitude:
37.500
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14.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Sicily
Rifles--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Rifles--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily