US servicemen taking cover on a beach, Salerno, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States servicemen lying on their stomachs on the shoreline of a beach; a ship is in the background. Official caption on front: "Hugging the blazing Salerno beach under heavy Nazi bombing. Coast Guard Photo 218-14." Salerno, Italy. September 1943

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1943-09-
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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: 
Salerno
Latitude: 
40.683
Longitude: 
14.783
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Soldiers--American--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Beaches--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy