Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Liberty ship SS Robert Rowan after being hit with an incendiary bomb dropped by a German aircraft. Explosives on the ship blow up. A huge column of black smoke rises from the ship. Other ships in the background and landing barges in the foreground. A long trail of smoke left by the burning ship.
Allied bombing of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Aerial view of a target area. Bombs are released by U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft over Gerbini Aerodrome. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up.
Allied bombing of the Strait of Messina during World War II. Aerial view of mountainous terrain and open sea. Bombs drop over the Strait of Messina. The coastline of Sicily. Rivers and roads amidst the mountainous terrain.
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.