U.S. Coast Guard landing barges and amphibious trucks on the coast of Sicily

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Description

View of U.S. Coast Guard landing barges and amphibious trucks on the coast of Sicily during World War II. Soldiers on shore. Typed on back: "From: Public Relations Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. Backing up the infantry. U.S. Coast Guard-manned landing barges and heavily loaded amphibious trucks rush supplies to a Sicilian shore for the infantry advancing beyond the ridges." Handwritten on back: "Amphibious vehicles."

Details

Resource ID:: na032419
Subject:: Motor vehicles, Amphibious; Landing craft; United States. Coast Guard; World War, 1939-1945; Automotive Council for War Production--Archives; Photographic prints
Date:: 1942-1945
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Amphibious vehicles--Tanks, trucks, Ducks, tractors, cars, etc., 85:14
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.