US jeeps debarking from a landing craft, Licata, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States soldiers in a jeep debarking from LCT-153 onto a beach; other military vehicles are waiting in the craft; LCT-137 is in the background. Official caption on front: "Landing on the Licata beach under Axis shore fire. US Army Photo 161-2." Licata, Sicily, Italy. 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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Licata
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37.100
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13.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Landing craft--American--Sicily
Jeep automobiles--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Landing craft--American--Sicily
Jeep automobiles--American--Sicily