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SC 181041 Sicily Invasion, July 1943

Photo #: SC 181041 Sicily Invasion, July 1943
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Title: Sicily Invasion, July 1943
Description: An LCVP landing craft suspended from a transport's davits, off the Gela invasion beaches on D-Day, 10 July 1943. This craft appears to have water in its bilges, indicating that it has just been hoisted up. The LCM approaching in the background is from USS Oberon (AKA-14). Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
Catalog #: SC 181041
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