Paratroopers prepare for the D-Day invasion in England on 6 June 1944
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
Description:
Paratroopers prepare for the D-Day invasion. Note that identifying unit patches have been censored in the photograph. Official caption: "ETO-HQ-44-4707-Nehez-6 June. Credit...Signal Corps Photo. Credit...Signal Corps Photo. Paratrooper's equipment being inspected before leaving on the invasion of Europe. Somewhere in England. Confidential." Passed for publication as censored on 6 June 1944; passed for publication without censorship restrictions by SHAEF Field Press Censor on 13 May 1945.
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"1944-06-06"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
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England
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53.000
Longitude:
-2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Paratroopers--American--England
Airplanes--American--England