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19-LCM-North-Africa-2: Naval Battle of Casablanca, November 8-16, 1942

<p>19-LCM-NorthAfrica-2: Naval Battle of Casablanca, November 8-16, 1942. Casablanca, French Morocco. Survivors of the three torpedoed U.S. transports arrive by train at Casablanca harbor from Fedala, a French town about 15 miles north. It was the first ride in a French train for many of the Americans, who were transported in first and second class coaches rather than the “forty and eight” variety of the World War I days, 3 December 1942.&nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Naval Battle of Casablanca, November 8-16, 1942. Casablanca, French Morocco. Survivors of the three torpedoed U.S. transports arrive by train at Casablanca harbor from Fedala, a French town about 15 miles north. It was the first ride in a French train for many of the Americans, who were transported in first and second class coaches rather than the “forty and eight” variety of the World War I days, 3 December 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/9/16).
Accession #: 19-LCM-North-Africa-2
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