Keywords: outdoor Lot-916-4: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. Interlude off Salerno. After the rear and tension of battle, a calm interval settles upon the Allied convoy off Salerno, Italy. Guns and men cool off, prepare for the next call to action. Giant LSTs (shown LST 377) ride on the quiet sea, while anti-aircraft gun crews scan the skies for the Luftwaffe. Official Navy Photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/05/19). Lot-916-4: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. Interlude off Salerno. After the rear and tension of battle, a calm interval settles upon the Allied convoy off Salerno, Italy. Guns and men cool off, prepare for the next call to action. Giant LSTs (shown LST 377) ride on the quiet sea, while anti-aircraft gun crews scan the skies for the Luftwaffe. Official Navy Photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/05/19). |