United States Army General George S. Patton aboard a command ship in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. General George S. Patton aboard a command ship of Sicilian invasion fleet. An officer aboard the vessel writing. The General looks through binoculars. Other officers aboard the vessel. General Patton walks towards the edge of the ship and climbs down a landing net to an assault barge. The barge with the General and other officers moves towards the beach.
A US LST (Landing Craft Tank) off the coast of Gela, Sicily, Italy prior to its invasion during World War II. Two DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) head for the LST stationary off the coast of Gela. A DUKW enters the LST. DUKWs loaded with supplies leave the LST and head for the shore. A DUKW approaches the shore. US troops on the shore of Gela.
US landing operations during the invasion of Gela in Sicily, Italy during World War II. A US DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) arrives on a shore. DUKWs advance inland. US troops jump down from the amphibious trucks. Supply boxes are stacked. The troops unload supply crates from a landing craft at the beach. Heavy equipment unloaded from an LST (Landing Ship Tank) at an Italian seaport.
US soldiers work on a US Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. Two US soldiers work on the engine of an A-36 Invader aircraft parked on an airfield. Two soldiers take a bomb off a truck and roll it over to other soldier who installs fins. The soldiers load bombs on the A-36. The soldiers fuel the aircraft. A maintenance crew works on the aircraft. The bomb is loaded under the wing of the A-36.
US soldiers work on a US Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. Damaged tail section of the A-36 aircraft parked on an airfield. US troops inspect the tail section. A hut made up of straw. Two soldiers crawl in the hut.