Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Exteriors of the 11th Field Hospital. A man distributes medicine to soldiers. A soldier holds a bottle of medicine.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A barrage balloon in flight over a convoy of Allied ship off the coast of Gela. The barrage balloon is shot down and it falls into water. Liberty ship SS Robert Rowan is hit with an incendiary bomb dropped by a German aircraft. The ship on fire. Smoke rises. Explosives on the ship blow up. A huge column of 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 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 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.