U.S. Coast Guard driving heavy machinery during the invasion of Sicily, Italy, 1943
Official U.S. Coast Guard Photo, Gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole.
Description:
Photograph. United States Coast Guardsmen operating halftracks and bulldozers on a beach. Official caption on reverse: "1835 / From: Public Relations Officer / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C / Invasion at the Water's Edge / U.S. Coast Guardsmen unload the supplies that back up the infantry as the invasion of Sicily continues. Supplies seen in this beach scene are coming from a Coast Guard transport off shore." Sicily, Italy. July 1943
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1943-07-
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This collection consists of 36 official United States Coast Guard photographs of the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operation. The bulk of the photographs depict scenes from the Normandy invasion.
Geography:
Sicilia
Latitude:
37.500
Longitude:
14.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military vehicles--American--Sicily
Beaches--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily