United States Army troops making their initial landing at Safi, Morocco south of Casablanca, 8 Nov 1942. Photo taken from an airplane flying from the USS Santee.

Caption   United States Army troops making their initial landing at Safi, Morocco south of Casablanca, 8 Nov 1942. Photo taken from an airplane flying from the USS Santee. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-470021
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 18 Aug 2017

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WW2-Era Place Name Safi, French Morocco
Lat/Long 32.3097, -9.2466
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