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Caption | A LCVP from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarked troops on a Normandy beach, 6 Jun 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Vierville sur Mer, Basse-Normandie, France | ||||||||||||||
Date | 6 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||
Photographer | Robert Sargent | ||||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||||
Identification Code | 26-G-2343 | ||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 6 Jun 1944 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 2,963 x 2,385 pixels |
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Bill says:
7 Feb 2015 05:19:07 PM
STEP INTO HELL: GREATEST GENERATION, OMAHA BEACH
Men of Easy Co., 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Div.
Normandy, France June 6, 1944

7 Feb 2015 05:19:07 PM
STEP INTO HELL: GREATEST GENERATION, OMAHA BEACH
Men of Easy Co., 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Div.
Normandy, France June 6, 1944
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US troops landing at Vierville sur Mer, Normandy