41st Armored Infantry Regiment troops shooting at enemy snipers, Canicatti, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, overexposed. Three soldiers in the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment shooting at enemy snipers from a dirt road. Official caption on front: "Troops of the 41st Armored Inf. Regiment working on enemy snipers on outskirts of Canicatti, Sicily, 14 July 1943. US Army Photo 161-10." Canicatti, Sicily, Italy. 14 July 1943
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07/14/1943
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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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Canicattì
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37.350
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13.850
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Sicily
Infantry--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily