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10 Jun 1944

Photo(s) dated 10 Jun 1944
Four US Army soldiers watching Allied bombardment, Saint-Lô, France, Jun 1944
15 Jul 1944

Photo(s) dated 15 Jul 1944
US Army soldiers seeking shelter, Saint-Lô, France, Jul 1944US Army soldiers and jeeps on their way to the front lines, Saint-Lô, France, Jul 1944
16 Jul 1944

Photo(s) dated 16 Jul 1944
American military convoy moving through Saint-Lô, France, Jul 1944
25 Jul 1944

France
  • General Leslie J. McNair, Commander of Army Ground Forces while on an inspection tour near Saint-Lô in Normandie, France, was killed when US B-26 bombers drop their bombs short of the intended target. He was the most senior US general to be killed in the war to date. ww2dbase [Normandy Campaign, Phase 1 | Saint-Lô, Basse-Normandie | AC]
29 Jul 1944

Photo(s) dated 29 Jul 1944
US Army convoy passing through the remains of Saint-Lô, France during the Normandy invasion, 29 Jul 1944; note Jeeps, CCKW 2-1/2 ton transports, Studebaker M29 Weasel, and Dodge WC54 field ambulance
30 Jul 1944

Photo(s) dated 30 Jul 1944
Two French boys watched from a hilltop as Allied vehicles passed through the badly damaged city of Saint-Lô, France, circa Jul-Aug 1944

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