Mehdiya Beach, Morocco - 1959

Images from Bob Harris

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I finally found the photos of the WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach near Port Lyautey Morocco. I guess a storm at sea eroded the beach enough to uncover the craft. I was able to get almost a dozen photos before the sand once again covered the craft. This was probably June 1959 could have been earlier, slides are stamped June 59. Eire feeling to wake up semi-hung over look out and see all these images in the fog. Wondering if we had been invaded, by the time I was able to scrounge a camera with film, many were covered up. I have not researched the invasion, and what group was involved. Have mentioned to some of the vets that were in the North Africa campaign. They say the Navy let some of them go and they were around 50 miles at sea. Many didn't know if the French and German post would resist or not. There is a castle near the mouth of the Sebou river. That had signs of shelling said to have been associated with the landing. The Sebou river causes a rip tide all along Mehdiya Beach many Americans have drown there as a result.

Betty Harris sitting near WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

Betty Harris with wagon by WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

Robert Harris helping Celia Harris blow her nose on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

Robert Harris on WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

Robert Harris on WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

WWII landing craft with bullet hole on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

WWII landing craft on Mehdiya Beach, Morocco

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