Ships

An unidentified naval officer watches as a destroyer approaches the HMS Bulolo during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II.

Unidentified soldiers working on a ship as it approaches a beach during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II. All soldiers and sailors are unidentified.

A photo of a ship sailing in the sea alongside a fortified area during the Sicilian Campaign, World War II.

Ships sailing in a canal or other waterway during the Sicilian Campaign of World War II.

View of the ocean and ships at sea taken from the home of Italian Defense Minister Randolfo Pacciardi during United States Secretary of the Army Frank Pace's visit to Italy.

The United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge, carrying over 1,500 soldiers back to the United States from combat duty in Korea. They landed at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation.

Soldiers disembark from the United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. Over 1,500 soldiers returned to the United States on the ship from combat duty in Korea. A massive crowd of people and United States Army and Navy officers was on hand to greet them upon their arrival. All are unidentified.

The United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge docks at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation with over 1,500 Army combat veterans who are the first to return home from Korea under the Army's rotation program. United States Army officers, women, and others are standing waiting for the ship. All are unidentified.

The United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge arrives at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation with over 1,500 Army combat veterans who are the first to return home from Korea under the Army's rotation program. The side of the ship has a "Hello Seattle" sign hanging off the side. All are unidentified.

A color photo showing a brass model of the U.S.S. Missouri at a scale of 1/48th taken at the Naval Electronics Laboratory Center, San Diego, California. The model is now in the Harry S. Truman Library museum. An oversized transparency and a black and white negative of this photo are in the oversize file.