[Photo] American troops watched activity ashore on Omaha Beach as their LCVP landing craft approached the shore, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2

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American troops watched activity ashore on Omaha Beach as their LCVP landing craft approached the shore, Normandy, France, 6 Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command

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Identification Code

SC 320901

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4,705 x 3,565 pixels

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See all 2 photos in this series

Photos on Same Day

6 Jun 1944

Photos at Same Place

Basse-Normandie, France

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C. Peter Chen

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Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
The vast majority of the digital images in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) are in the public domain. Therefore, no written permission is required to use them. We would appreciate your crediting the National Archives and Records Administration as the original source. For the few images that remain copyrighted, please read the instructions noted in the "Access Restrictions" field of each ARC record.... In general, all government records are in the public domain and may be freely used.... According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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WW2-Era Place Name	Basse-Normandie, France
Lat/Long	49.3646, -0.8167

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