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PT-204, a Higgins 78-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15 (MTBRon 15) in Bastia harbor, Corsica, France, May 1944.PT-211, a Higgins 78-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15 (MTBRon 15) in Bastia harbor, Corsica, France, May 1944. Note the raised rocket launcher rails on the foredeck.
PT-204, a Higgins 78-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15 (MTBRon 15) in Bastia harbor, Corsica, France, May 1944.PT-211, a Higgins 78-footer of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15 (MTBRon 15) in Bastia harbor, Corsica, France, May 1944. Note the raised rocket launcher rails on the foredeck.
Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 1 of 4Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 2 of 4
Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 1 of 4Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 2 of 4
Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 3 of 4Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 4 of 4
Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 3 of 4Normandy beach defenses, France, 6 May 1944, photo 4 of 4
Normandy beach defenses, France, 7 May 1944B-24 Liberator of the 705th Bomb Squadron over Orly Airfield, Paris, May 14 1944.
Normandy beach defenses, France, 7 May 1944B-24 Liberator of the 705th Bomb Squadron over Orly Airfield, Paris, May 14 1944.
Aerial photo of the gun battery at Merville, Normandy, France after bombardment, circa May 1944; note the bombing failed to neutralize the battery before Normandy landingsA Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg.
Aerial photo of the gun battery at Merville, Normandy, France after bombardment, circa May 1944; note the bombing failed to neutralize the battery before Normandy landingsA Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg.
B-26 Marauder departing from a bomb strike on Auderville, France, Jun-Jul, 1944Camouflaged German soldier with 3 HL shaped charge, France, Jun 1944
B-26 Marauder departing from a bomb strike on Auderville, France, Jun-Jul, 1944Camouflaged German soldier with 3 HL shaped charge, France, Jun 1944
CG-4A glider making a training landing at Beuzeville Airfield, Sainte-Mère-Église, France, Jun 1944; note invasion stripes.Liberty ship unloading two CCKW trucks and other supplies onto a Rhino cargo barge off the Normandy beaches, Jun 1944.
CG-4A glider making a training landing at Beuzeville Airfield, Sainte-Mère-Église, France, Jun 1944; note invasion stripes.Liberty ship unloading two CCKW trucks and other supplies onto a Rhino cargo barge off the Normandy beaches, Jun 1944.
Two German Tiger II heavy tanks with so-called "Porsche" turrets (actually a Krupp design) at rest, France, Jun 1944US Army troops drive by the people of Montebourg, Normandy, France, June 1944. Note M2 Half-Track “Dirty Gertie” and M4 Sherman Duplex-Drive tank with soldiers sitting on the folded skirt frame.
Two German Tiger II heavy tanks with so-called "Porsche" turrets (actually a Krupp design) at rest, France, Jun 1944US Army troops drive by the people of Montebourg, Normandy, France, June 1944. Note M2 Half-Track “Dirty Gertie” and M4 Sherman Duplex-Drive tank with soldiers sitting on the folded skirt frame.
US Pilots of 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group with P-51D Mustang A German shell splashed near a LST off Utah Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944
US Pilots of 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group with P-51D Mustang 'Fools Paradise IV' at Maupertus Airfield, Cherbourg, France, Jul-Aug 1944; note Jeep and CCKW fuel truckA German shell splashed near a LST off Utah Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944
A LCVP from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarked troops on a Normandy beach, 6 Jun 1944Aerial view of Utah Beach, Normandy, France, morning of 6 Jun 1944; note flooded Merderet River valley at top of photo
A LCVP from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarked troops on a Normandy beach, 6 Jun 1944Aerial view of Utah Beach, Normandy, France, morning of 6 Jun 1944; note flooded Merderet River valley at top of photo

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