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Caption | Troops of 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division assembled on Omaha Beach before moving inland near Collville-sur-Mer, 6 Jun 1944; note LCI(L)-83 in background landing more men ww2dbase | ||||||||
Date | 6 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | Taylor | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | SC 189935 | ||||||||
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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 | 740 x 577 pixels |
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