Caption | LST-1 (right) and LST-292 high and dry on the beach at Saint-Michel-en-Greves in the Brittany region of France, Sep 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-247120 | |||||||||||
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Photo Size | 740 x 589 pixels | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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