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LST unloading vehicles and supplies on the beach in Gela, Sicily, Italy, Jul 1943; note Ford GPW Jeep in foreground

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Caption     LST unloading vehicles and supplies on the beach in Gela, Sicily, Italy, Jul 1943; note Ford GPW Jeep in foreground ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Gela, Sicily, Italy
Date 12 Jul 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via navsource.org
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   111-SC-18043
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,647 x 2,048 pixels



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