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Photo #: 80-G-42522

Invasion of Sicily, July 1943


Empty shell cases litter the deck near the forward 6"/47 gun turrets of USS Brooklyn (CL-40), after she had bombarded Licata, Sicily, during the early hours of the invasion, 10 July 1943.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 108KB; 740 x 605 pixels

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22 April 2002