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Caption | A makeshift monument to a fallen American soldier at Normandy, France, Jun 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Date | 7 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | S. Scott Wigle | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | ARC 513176 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 592 x 476 pixels |
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2. Anonymous says:
26 May 2012 09:33:58 AM
He surrended all his tomorrows for our tomorrows. R.I.P.
26 May 2012 09:33:58 AM
He surrended all his tomorrows for our tomorrows. R.I.P.
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