US Army soldiers crossing a blown out road on a hillside near Gioiosa, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers crossing a blown out road bed on a hillside. Official caption on front: "American troops crossing blown out road bed near Gioiosa. US Army Photo 155-15." Gioiosa, 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:
Gioiosa Marea
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38.167
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14.900
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Italy--Sicily
War damage--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily