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LC-USZ62-115198: Operation Husky, July-August 1943

LC-USZ62-115198: Operation Husky, July-August 1943. Prayer Before Battle. Heads bowed devoutly, officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Navy attend church services before leaving a north African port to invade Sicily. Photograph released August 10, 1943. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress: Lot-805. (2015/10/30).
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Caption: Operation Husky, July-August 1943. Prayer Before Battle. Heads bowed devoutly, officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Navy attend church services before leaving a north African port to invade Sicily. Photograph released August 10, 1943. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress: Lot-805. (2015/10/30).
Accession #: LC-USZ62-115198
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