US Coast Guard rescuing soldiers on from a sinking landing barge off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Coast Guard cutter heading towards a sinking landing barge filled with American soldiers. Official caption on front: "American soldiers on sinking landing barge saved by Coast Guard. Coast Guard Photo 220-11." Normandy, France. June 1944

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1944-06-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Normandie
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Soldiers--American--France
Landing craft--American--France
Boats--American--France
Search & rescue operations--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy