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26-G-2001: Operation Avalanche, September 1943

26-G-2001: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. U.S. Soldiers invading Italy line the rail of a Coast Guard manned combat transport, waiting their turn to clamber down the side into the landing boats that will take them ashore. This picture was taken by a Coast Guard combat photographer during the battle at Paesternum, just south of Salerno. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/5/19).
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Caption: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. U.S. Soldiers invading Italy line the rail of a Coast Guard manned combat transport, waiting their turn to clamber down the side into the landing boats that will take them ashore. This picture was taken by a Coast Guard combat photographer during the battle at Paesternum, just south of Salerno. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/5/19).
Accession #: 26-G-2001
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