5th Army gathering on a beach, Anzio, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers, amphibious vehicles, and equipment pouring onto beach from LSTs [Landing Ship, Tank]. Official caption on front: "5th Army troops and equipment pour ashore at Anzio. US Army Photo 177-2." Anzio, Italy. 1944

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1944
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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: 
Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy
Amphibious vehicles--American--Italy
Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Amphibious vehicles--American--Italy
Equipment & supplies--Italy