26-G-2001: Operation Avalanche, September 1943
![26-G-2001: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. U.S. Soldiers invading Italy line the rail of a Coast Guard manned combat transport, waiting their turn to clamber down the side into the landing boats that will take them ashore. This picture was taken by a Coast Guard combat photographer during the battle at Paesternum, just south of Salerno. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/5/19). 26-G-2001: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. U.S. Soldiers invading Italy line the rail of a Coast Guard manned combat transport, waiting their turn to clamber down the side into the landing boats that will take them ashore. This picture was taken by a Coast Guard combat photographer during the battle at Paesternum, just south of Salerno. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/5/19).](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-europe/italian-campaign/allied-invasion-mainland-italy/26-g-2001/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1678468047278.jpg)
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