[Campagne d'Italie] US Army In Naples

Photographe : Margaret Bourke-White
Lieu : Naples Italie
Date : Octobre 1943

Dans la continuité du precedent sujet mais tout de meme bien distinct voici une série de clichés avec pour sujet principal les GI's dans Naples

US Army engineers working on equipment next to a bomb-damaged statue of nude men in a city park where they have chosen to pitch tents for their living quarters.



US Army Capt. Francis A. O'Neill, 46, in charge of ORG. FARM which handles all freight that is unloaded and dispatched to various Army dumps in the city.



US Army engineers running the "GENERAL MARK CLARK SPECIAL" rattling along a newly constructed spur line past a grain elevator and a bombed warehouse along the waterfront.



Three American GIs at liberty, getting their picture taken by an Italian street photographer as 2 sailors look on.



US Army engineers working on filling holes in street in front of a barrage balloon & the blown-out bldg. of the Port Surgeons office, during cleanup of damage done by evacuating German demolition teams.



US Army engineers lolling around tent in front of huge bombed-out warehouse which they are reconstructing to be used for their supply storage, during cleanup of damage done by evacuating German demolition teams.



Amer. soldiers working on amphibious vehicle in front of bombed-out buildings, during cleanup of damage done by evacuating German demolition teams.



US Army engineer testing the detonating wiring to dynamite charge place in air raid shelter during cleanup of damage done by evacuating German demolition teams.



US Army engineers (R) drawing water into their fire truck as civilians work filling up water pump trailor for fight fires in buildings destroyed by evacuating German demolition teams.



US Army engineers drilling holes for explosives to loosen up the debris in an air raid shelter during cleanup of damage done by evacuating German demolition teams.



US Army engineer operating their biggest steam shovel to clean up bombed-out building debris left by evacuating German demolition teams as defense dirigibles against low-flying enemy aircraft hover overhead.