Islands

Color snapshot from the air of the Azores. Photo taken on Edwin A. Locke, Jr.'s way home from his third mission to China.

A Liberty Ship is burning after the bombing off the coast of Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island in World War II.

A group of unidentified British soldiers and sailors stand on the beach in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island in World War II.

The wreckage of a glider is near the beach in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island. Troops standing near the gilder are unidentified.

Captured German prisoners of war are milling about near Catania, Sicily, during the Allied invasion of the island in World War II. All are unidentified.

Landing Craft Tank (LCT) ships are unloaded on the beach in Sicily during the Allied invasion in World War II.

The bombardment of Syracuse, Sicily, as seen from the ship, during the Allied invasion of the island in World War II.

A Landing Ship Tank (LST) unloads soldiers, sailors and cargo on a pontoon causeway during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War II. All are unidentified.

A scene overlooking the Catania Plains of Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island in World War II.

The skyline of the town of Augusta, Sicily as seen from the ocean during the invasion of Sicily during World War II.