The Snapshots in Time Collection
North African Market Scene with U.S. Servicemen and Local Residents, WWII (Jervey Signal Corps Collection)
American servicemen move through a bustling North African market during World War II, a scene photographed by a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Following the Allied landings of Operation Torch in November 1942, thousands of U.S. troops were stationed across French Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, where daily encounters with local markets and communities became a memorable part of their wartime experience. Project: 218290