File:US Navy Task Force 85 underway towards Sicily on 8 July 1943.jpg

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Description Sicily Invasion, July 1943: The U.S. Navy Task Force 85 (Center Force) en route to the landings at Scoglitti, Sicily, on 8 July 1943. USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) is at left. The next transport astern of her is USS James O'Hara (APA-90). The destroyer in the center is not identified; USS Parker (DD-604), USS Kendrick (DD-612), USS Laub (DD-613), USS Mackenzie (DD-614), USS Cowie (DD-632), USS Doran (DD-634), and USS Earle (DD-635) were assigned to this force.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-215133 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy, photographed from TF 85's flagship, USS Ancon (AGC-4).

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