Allied soldiers in Sicily, Italy during World War II. Officers and an Electrician's Mates attend a decorative ceremony. The officers check medals and ribbons before they are presented to the soldiers. A Brigadier General pins up medals onto soldiers in a ceremony. U.S. soldiers salute the American flag as a retreat is sounded. The Brigadier General pins up medals onto two Electrician's Mates. An Electrician's Mate poses after being presented the medal. The medal on the chest of the Electrician's Mate.
Numerous aerial views of several USAAF (U.S. Army Air Forces) P-38 Lightning aircraft on bombing mission over Sicily, Italy, during World War 2. Smoke rising up from bomb strikes on the ground.
USAAF (United States Army Air Force) fighter aircraft Lockheed P-38 Lightning on bombing mission over Sicily in Italy during World War II. A bomb servicing truck backs up with a bomb towards P-38. Enlisted men lower the bomb on ground. Enlisted men (EM) roll the bomb into position under bomb rack. EM work on a hardpoint under the wing of P-38. An EM work under the wing of P-38. EM attach a belt on the bomb. The bomb is pulled up. Men attach the bomb under the wing. A man checks the bomb mounted under the wing. Men checking the bomb. EM stand near the bomb. An EM takes out a fuse of the bomb and attaches it back.
USAAF (United States Army Air Force) fighter aircraft Lockheed P-38 Lightning on a bombing mission over Sicily in Italy during World War II. P-38 stationary at an airfield. Other aircraft parked in the background. A bomb servicing truck backs up towards P-38. A bomb on a ground. Enlisted men attach a belt under on the bomb. The bomb is pulled up.
USAAF (United States Army Air Force) fighter aircraft Lockheed P-38 Lightning on a bombing mission over Sicily in Italy during World War II. Two enlisted men hold ammunition belts and put them in a box. They load the boxes in the nose section of P-38. EM load ammunition belts into the guns in the nose section. The ammunition belt loaded into the guns in the nose section. An EM puts the ammunition belts in a box. EM stand on a ladder. They load ammunition belts in a box. 'BABE' written on the nose of P-38. An EM closes the nose section.
Beachhead activities after Allied troops land on Sicily. Soldier shaves on beach following invasion. 20 MM gun crew on alert. Soldiers cook at captured German mess kitchen. Old man and woman on beach. LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and pontoon causeways close shore. DUKW (six wheel drive amphibious truck) run up on beach and drive along shore. (World War II period).