Keywords: USS Ancon (AGC-4) off Salerno in September 1944.jpg The U S Navy amphibious force command ship USS Ancon AGC-4 off the Salerno beachhead Italy on 12 September 1943 serving as operation flagship Note the U S Navy submarine chasers SCs laying smokescreens to protect the larger ships Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g80000/g87314c htm 80-G-87314 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1943-09-12 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain USS Ancon AGC-4 Operation Avalanche World War II |