US landing craft under heavy fire at Paestum beach, Italy, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Two United States landing craft under heavy fire at a beach; a column of smoke from a damaged ship is in the background. Official caption on front: "Landing at Paestum near Salerno, under heavy fire, 9-9-43. US Army Photo 176-3." Paestum, Italy. 9 September 1943

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09/09/1943
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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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Paestum
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40.417
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15.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Beaches--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy