US Army soldiers unloading an artillery gun onto Patti, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers unloading an artillery gun from a landing craft onto beach. Official caption on front: "Unloading heavy weapons in leap-frog assault near Patti. US Army Photo 155-7." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Patti, 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:
Palermo
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38.117
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13.367
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Sicily
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily