LC-Lot-805-30: Operation Husky, July-August 1943
![LC-Lot-805-30: Operation Husky, July-August 1943. Shipboard Headquarters. Hunched on a folding chair aboard his flagship, Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk directs Naval phases of landing operations on Sicily with the aid of his staff. Note the Admiral’s two-starred helmet stuck atop a pipe in front of him and the identification silhouette of Maachi aircraft. Photograph released August 2, 1943. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/10/30). LC-Lot-805-30: Operation Husky, July-August 1943. Shipboard Headquarters. Hunched on a folding chair aboard his flagship, Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk directs Naval phases of landing operations on Sicily with the aid of his staff. Note the Admiral’s two-starred helmet stuck atop a pipe in front of him and the identification silhouette of Maachi aircraft. Photograph released August 2, 1943. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/10/30).](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-europe/italian-campaign/allied-invasion-sicily/lc-lot-805-30/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1675189415758.jpg)
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